Is ShanDong Longhua New Material Co.,Ltd.'s (SZSE:301149) Stock's Recent Performance Being Led By Its Attractive Financial Prospects?

Most readers would already be aware that ShanDong Longhua New MaterialLtd's (SZSE:301149) stock increased significantly by 11% over the past week. Since the market usually pay for a company’s long-term fundamentals, we decided to study the company’s key performance indicators to see if they could be influencing the market. Specifically, we decided to study ShanDong Longhua New MaterialLtd's ROE in this article.

Return on equity or ROE is an important factor to be considered by a shareholder because it tells them how effectively their capital is being reinvested. In short, ROE shows the profit each dollar generates with respect to its shareholder investments.

Check out our latest analysis for ShanDong Longhua New MaterialLtd

How To Calculate Return On Equity?

Return on equity 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 ShanDong Longhua New MaterialLtd is:

11% = CN¥209m ÷ CN¥1.9b (Based on the trailing twelve months to September 2024).

The 'return' is the income the business earned over the last year. Another way to think of that is that for every CN¥1 worth of equity, the company was able to earn CN¥0.11 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. We now need to evaluate how much profit the company reinvests or "retains" for future growth which then gives us an idea about the growth potential of the company. 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.

A Side By Side comparison of ShanDong Longhua New MaterialLtd's Earnings Growth And 11% ROE

At first glance, ShanDong Longhua New MaterialLtd seems to have a decent ROE. Further, the company's ROE compares quite favorably to the industry average of 6.3%. Probably as a result of this, ShanDong Longhua New MaterialLtd was able to see a decent growth of 17% over the last five years.

As a next step, we compared ShanDong Longhua New MaterialLtd's net income growth with the industry, and pleasingly, we found that the growth seen by the company is higher than the average industry growth of 4.9%.

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. Is ShanDong Longhua New MaterialLtd fairly valued compared to other companies? These 3 valuation measures might help you decide.

Is ShanDong Longhua New MaterialLtd Making Efficient Use Of Its Profits?

With a three-year median payout ratio of 26% (implying that the company retains 74% of its profits), it seems that ShanDong Longhua New MaterialLtd is reinvesting efficiently in a way that it sees respectable amount growth in its earnings and pays a dividend that's well covered.

Additionally, ShanDong Longhua New MaterialLtd has paid dividends over a period of three years which means that the company is pretty serious about sharing its profits with shareholders. Based on the latest analysts' estimates, we found that the company's future payout ratio over the next three years is expected to hold steady at 26%. Regardless, the future ROE for ShanDong Longhua New MaterialLtd is predicted to rise to 21% despite there being not much change expected in its payout ratio.

Summary

On the whole, we feel that ShanDong Longhua New MaterialLtd's performance has been quite good. Specifically, we like that the company is reinvesting a huge chunk of its profits at a high rate of return. This of course has caused the company to see substantial growth in its earnings. Having said that, looking at the current analyst estimates, we found that the company's earnings are expected to gain momentum. To know more about the latest analysts predictions for the company, check out this visualization of analyst forecasts for the company.

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