China Tianying (SZSE:000035) Might Have The Makings Of A Multi-Bagger

To find a multi-bagger stock, what are the underlying trends we should look for in a business? 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. With that in mind, we've noticed some promising trends at China Tianying (SZSE:000035) so let's look a bit deeper.

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

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 China Tianying is:

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

0.053 = CN¥1.1b ÷ (CN¥29b - CN¥8.3b) (Based on the trailing twelve months to September 2024).

Therefore, China Tianying has an ROCE of 5.3%. On its own that's a low return on capital but it's in line with the industry's average returns of 5.3%.

See our latest analysis for China Tianying

In the above chart we have measured China Tianying's 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 China Tianying .

What Does the ROCE Trend For China Tianying Tell Us?

You'd find it hard not to be impressed with the ROCE trend at China Tianying. The figures show that over the last five years, returns on capital have grown by 47%. The company is now earning CN¥0.05 per dollar of capital employed. Interestingly, the business may be becoming more efficient because it's applying 30% less capital than it was five years ago. If this trend continues, the business might be getting more efficient but it's shrinking in terms of total assets.

The Bottom Line

In summary, it's great to see that China Tianying has been able to turn things around and earn higher returns on lower amounts of capital. And since the stock has fallen 20% over the last five years, there might be an opportunity here. With that in mind, we believe the promising trends warrant this stock for further investigation.

On a final note, we've found 1 warning sign for China Tianying that we think you should be aware of.

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