Will Weakness in Chengdu Guibao Science & Technology Co.,Ltd.'s (SZSE:300019) Stock Prove Temporary Given Strong Fundamentals?

Chengdu Guibao Science & TechnologyLtd (SZSE:300019) has had a rough month with its share price down 16%. However, stock prices are usually driven by a company’s financial performance over the long term, which in this case looks quite promising. In this article, we decided to focus on Chengdu Guibao Science & TechnologyLtd's ROE.

Return on equity or ROE is a key measure used to assess how efficiently a company's management is utilizing the company's capital. In short, ROE shows the profit each dollar generates with respect to its shareholder investments.

Check out our latest analysis for Chengdu Guibao Science & TechnologyLtd

How Is ROE Calculated?

ROE can be calculated by using the formula:

Return on Equity = Net Profit (from continuing operations) ÷ Shareholders' Equity

So, based on the above formula, the ROE for Chengdu Guibao Science & TechnologyLtd is:

9.7% = CN¥253m ÷ CN¥2.6b (Based on the trailing twelve months to September 2024).

The 'return' is the profit over the last twelve months. Another way to think of that is that for every CN¥1 worth of equity, the company was able to earn CN¥0.10 in profit.

Why Is ROE Important For Earnings Growth?

We have already established that ROE serves as an efficient profit-generating gauge for a company's future earnings. Depending on how much of these profits the company reinvests or "retains", and how effectively it does so, we are then able to assess a company’s earnings growth potential. Assuming everything else remains unchanged, the higher the ROE and profit retention, the higher the growth rate of a company compared to companies that don't necessarily bear these characteristics.

Chengdu Guibao Science & TechnologyLtd's Earnings Growth And 9.7% ROE

At first glance, Chengdu Guibao Science & TechnologyLtd's ROE doesn't look very promising. Although a closer study shows that the company's ROE is higher than the industry average of 6.2% which we definitely can't overlook. Consequently, this likely laid the ground for the decent growth of 14% seen over the past five years by Chengdu Guibao Science & TechnologyLtd. Bear in mind, the company does have a moderately low ROE. It is just that the industry ROE is lower. So there might well be other reasons for the earnings to grow. For example, it is possible that the broader industry is going through a high growth phase, or that the company has a low payout ratio.

We then compared Chengdu Guibao Science & TechnologyLtd's net income growth with the industry and we're pleased to see that the company's growth figure is higher when compared with the industry which has a growth rate of 4.9% in the same 5-year period.

The basis for attaching value to a company is, to a great extent, tied to its earnings growth. The investor should try to establish if the expected growth or decline in earnings, whichever the case may be, is priced in. Doing so will help them establish if the stock's future looks promising or ominous. One good indicator of expected earnings growth is the P/E ratio which determines the price the market is willing to pay for a stock based on its earnings prospects. So, you may want to check if Chengdu Guibao Science & TechnologyLtd is trading on a high P/E or a low P/E, relative to its industry.

Is Chengdu Guibao Science & TechnologyLtd Using Its Retained Earnings Effectively?

Chengdu Guibao Science & TechnologyLtd has a three-year median payout ratio of 42%, which implies that it retains the remaining 58% of its profits. This suggests that its dividend is well covered, and given the decent growth seen by the company, it looks like management is reinvesting its earnings efficiently.

Additionally, Chengdu Guibao Science & TechnologyLtd has paid dividends over a period of at least ten years which means that the company is pretty serious about sharing its profits with shareholders. Upon studying the latest analysts' consensus data, we found that the company is expected to keep paying out approximately 36% of its profits over the next three years. Regardless, the future ROE for Chengdu Guibao Science & TechnologyLtd is predicted to rise to 14% despite there being not much change expected in its payout ratio.

Conclusion

In total, we are pretty happy with Chengdu Guibao Science & TechnologyLtd's performance. Specifically, we like that it has been reinvesting a high portion of its profits at a moderate rate of return, resulting in earnings expansion. With that said, the latest industry analyst forecasts reveal that the company's earnings are expected to accelerate. To know more about the company's future earnings growth forecasts take a look at this free report on analyst forecasts for the company to find out more.

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