Ambertech (ASX:AMO) Is Very Good At Capital Allocation

What trends should we look for it we want to identify stocks that can multiply in value over the long term? In a perfect world, we'd like to see a company investing more capital into its business and ideally the returns earned from that capital are also increasing. Ultimately, this demonstrates that it's a business that is reinvesting profits at increasing rates of return. Speaking of which, we noticed some great changes in Ambertech's (ASX:AMO) returns on capital, so let's have a look.

What is Return On Capital Employed (ROCE)?

For those who don't know, ROCE is a measure of a company's yearly pre-tax profit (its return), relative to the capital employed in the business. The formula for this calculation on Ambertech is:

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

0.26 = AU$6.4m ÷ (AU$40m - AU$16m) (Based on the trailing twelve months to June 2021).

So, Ambertech has an ROCE of 26%. That's a fantastic return and not only that, it outpaces the average of 21% earned by companies in a similar industry.

Check out our latest analysis for Ambertech

Historical performance is a great place to start when researching a stock so above you can see the gauge for Ambertech's ROCE against it's prior returns. If you want to delve into the historical earnings, revenue and cash flow of Ambertech, check out these free graphs here.

So How Is Ambertech's ROCE Trending?

Investors would be pleased with what's happening at Ambertech. The data shows that returns on capital have increased substantially over the last five years to 26%. Basically the business is earning more per dollar of capital invested and in addition to that, 118% more capital is being employed now too. So we're very much inspired by what we're seeing at Ambertech thanks to its ability to profitably reinvest capital.

In another part of our analysis, we noticed that the company's ratio of current liabilities to total assets decreased to 39%, which broadly means the business is relying less on its suppliers or short-term creditors to fund its operations. This tells us that Ambertech has grown its returns without a reliance on increasing their current liabilities, which we're very happy with.

In Conclusion...

A company that is growing its returns on capital and can consistently reinvest in itself is a highly sought after trait, and that's what Ambertech has. And with the stock having performed exceptionally well over the last five years, these patterns are being accounted for by investors. Therefore, we think it would be worth your time to check if these trends are going to continue.

On a final note, we've found 3 warning signs for Ambertech that we think you should be aware of.

If you'd like to see other companies earning high returns, check out our free list of companies earning high returns with solid balance sheets here.

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