Atlas Engineered Products (CVE:AEP) Is Doing The Right Things To Multiply Its Share Price

Finding a business that has the potential to grow substantially is not easy, but it is possible if we look at a few key financial metrics. Firstly, we'd want to identify a growing return on capital employed (ROCE) and then alongside that, an ever-increasing base of capital employed. This shows us that it's a compounding machine, able to continually reinvest its earnings back into the business and generate higher returns. So on that note, Atlas Engineered Products (CVE:AEP) looks quite promising in regards to its trends of return on capital.

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Return On Capital Employed (ROCE): What Is It?

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 Atlas Engineered Products:

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

0.014 = CA$1.0m ÷ (CA$85m - CA$13m) (Based on the trailing twelve months to September 2025).

Therefore, Atlas Engineered Products has an ROCE of 1.4%. Ultimately, that's a low return and it under-performs the Forestry industry average of 11%.

View our latest analysis for Atlas Engineered Products

Above you can see how the current ROCE for Atlas Engineered Products compares to its prior returns on capital, but there's only so much you can tell from the past. If you'd like, you can check out the forecasts from the analysts covering Atlas Engineered Products for free.

How Are Returns Trending?

Atlas Engineered Products has recently broken into profitability so their prior investments seem to be paying off. About five years ago the company was generating losses but things have turned around because it's now earning 1.4% on its capital. In addition to that, Atlas Engineered Products is employing 233% more capital than previously which is expected of a company that's trying to break into profitability. We like this trend, because it tells us the company has profitable reinvestment opportunities available to it, and if it continues going forward that can lead to a multi-bagger performance.

Our Take On Atlas Engineered Products' ROCE

In summary, it's great to see that Atlas Engineered Products has managed to break into profitability and is continuing to reinvest in its business. Since the stock has returned a solid 73% to shareholders over the last five years, it's fair to say investors are beginning to recognize these changes. Therefore, we think it would be worth your time to check if these trends are going to continue.

Atlas Engineered Products does have some risks, we noticed 2 warning signs (and 1 which is a bit unpleasant) we think you should know about.

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