Our Take On The Returns On Capital At Tassal Group (ASX:TGR)

There are a few key trends to look for if we want to identify the next multi-bagger. Firstly, we'd want to identify a growing return on capital employed (ROCE) and then alongside that, an ever-increasing base of capital employed. Ultimately, this demonstrates that it's a business that is reinvesting profits at increasing rates of return. Although, when we looked at Tassal Group (ASX:TGR), it didn't seem to tick all of these boxes.

Return On Capital Employed (ROCE): What is it?

If you haven't worked with ROCE before, it measures the 'return' (pre-tax profit) a company generates from capital employed in its business. The formula for this calculation on Tassal Group is:

Return on Capital Employed = Earnings Before Interest and Tax (EBIT) ÷ (Total Assets - Current Liabilities)

0.081 = AU$108m ÷ (AU$1.5b - AU$180m) (Based on the trailing twelve months to June 2020).

So, Tassal Group has an ROCE of 8.1%. On its own that's a low return, but compared to the average of 5.2% generated by the Food industry, it's much better.

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In the above chart we have measured Tassal Group's prior ROCE against its prior performance, but the future is arguably more important. If you'd like to see what analysts are forecasting going forward, you should check out our free report for Tassal Group.

The Trend Of ROCE

Unfortunately, the trend isn't great with ROCE falling from 14% five years ago, while capital employed has grown 151%. However, some of the increase in capital employed could be attributed to the recent capital raising that's been completed prior to their latest reporting period, so keep that in mind when looking at the ROCE decrease. Tassal Group probably hasn't received a full year of earnings yet from the new funds it raised, so these figures should be taken with a grain of salt.

The Bottom Line On Tassal Group's ROCE

Bringing it all together, while we're somewhat encouraged by Tassal Group's reinvestment in its own business, we're aware that returns are shrinking. Additionally, the stock's total return to shareholders over the last five years has been flat, which isn't too surprising. Therefore based on the analysis done in this article, we don't think Tassal Group has the makings of a multi-bagger.

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