Cyrela Brazil Realty Empreendimentos e Participações (BVMF:CYRE3) Is Looking To Continue Growing Its Returns On Capital

To find a multi-bagger stock, what are the underlying trends we should look for in a business? One common approach is to try and find a company with returns on capital employed (ROCE) that are increasing, in conjunction with a growing amount of capital employed. Put simply, these types of businesses are compounding machines, meaning they are continually reinvesting their earnings at ever-higher rates of return. Speaking of which, we noticed some great changes in Cyrela Brazil Realty Empreendimentos e Participações' (BVMF:CYRE3) returns on capital, so let's have a look.

Understanding Return On Capital Employed (ROCE)

For those that aren't sure what ROCE is, it measures the amount of pre-tax profits a company can generate from the capital employed in its business. Analysts use this formula to calculate it for Cyrela Brazil Realty Empreendimentos e Participações:

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

0.064 = R$918m ÷ (R$17b - R$3.1b) (Based on the trailing twelve months to March 2024).

Therefore, Cyrela Brazil Realty Empreendimentos e Participações has an ROCE of 6.4%. Even though it's in line with the industry average of 5.8%, it's still a low return by itself.

See our latest analysis for Cyrela Brazil Realty Empreendimentos e Participações

In the above chart we have measured Cyrela Brazil Realty Empreendimentos e Participações' prior ROCE against its prior performance, but the future is arguably more important. If you're interested, you can view the analysts predictions in our free analyst report for Cyrela Brazil Realty Empreendimentos e Participações .

The Trend Of ROCE

While in absolute terms it isn't a high ROCE, it's promising to see that it has been moving in the right direction. The data shows that returns on capital have increased substantially over the last five years to 6.4%. The company is effectively making more money per dollar of capital used, and it's worth noting that the amount of capital has increased too, by 80%. This can indicate that there's plenty of opportunities to invest capital internally and at ever higher rates, a combination that's common among multi-baggers.

In Conclusion...

All in all, it's terrific to see that Cyrela Brazil Realty Empreendimentos e Participações is reaping the rewards from prior investments and is growing its capital base. Since the stock has only returned 29% to shareholders over the last five years, the promising fundamentals may not be recognized yet by investors. Given that, we'd look further into this stock in case it has more traits that could make it multiply in the long term.

On a separate note, we've found 1 warning sign for Cyrela Brazil Realty Empreendimentos e Participações you'll probably want to know about.

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