Is BELIMO Holding (VTX:BEAN) Going To Multiply In Value?

To find a multi-bagger stock, what are the underlying trends we should look for in a business? Firstly, we'll want to see a proven return on capital employed (ROCE) that is increasing, and secondly, an expanding 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, when we ran our eye over BELIMO Holding's (VTX:BEAN) trend of ROCE, we really liked what we saw.

What is Return On Capital Employed (ROCE)?

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 BELIMO Holding is:

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

0.24 = CHF112m ÷ (CHF557m - CHF98m) (Based on the trailing twelve months to June 2020).

Thus, BELIMO Holding has an ROCE of 24%. In absolute terms that's a great return and it's even better than the Building industry average of 13%.

View our latest analysis for BELIMO Holding

Above you can see how the current ROCE for BELIMO Holding compares to its prior returns on capital, but there's only so much you can tell from the past. If you'd like to see what analysts are forecasting going forward, you should check out our free report for BELIMO Holding.

How Are Returns Trending?

In terms of BELIMO Holding's history of ROCE, it's quite impressive. The company has employed 40% more capital in the last five years, and the returns on that capital have remained stable at 24%. Returns like this are the envy of most businesses and given it has repeatedly reinvested at these rates, that's even better. If these trends can continue, it wouldn't surprise us if the company became a multi-bagger.

Our Take On BELIMO Holding's ROCE

In short, we'd argue BELIMO Holding has the makings of a multi-bagger since its been able to compound its capital at very profitable rates of return. And the stock has done incredibly well with a 241% return over the last five years, so long term investors are no doubt ecstatic with that result. So while investors seem to be recognizing these promising trends, we still believe the stock deserves further research.

On the other side of ROCE, we have to consider valuation. That's why we have a FREE intrinsic value estimation on our platform that is definitely worth checking out.

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