Are Strong Financial Prospects The Force That Is Driving The Momentum In Nacity Property Service Group Co.,Ltd.'s SHSE:603506) Stock?

Nacity Property Service GroupLtd's (SHSE:603506) stock is up by a considerable 17% over the past month. Given the company's impressive performance, we decided to study its financial indicators more closely as a company's financial health over the long-term usually dictates market outcomes. In this article, we decided to focus on Nacity Property Service GroupLtd's ROE.

ROE or return on equity is a useful tool to assess how effectively a company can generate returns on the investment it received from its shareholders. In other words, it is a profitability ratio which measures the rate of return on the capital provided by the company's shareholders.

See our latest analysis for Nacity Property Service GroupLtd

How To Calculate Return On Equity?

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 Nacity Property Service GroupLtd is:

11% = CN¥125m ÷ CN¥1.1b (Based on the trailing twelve months to June 2024).

The 'return' refers to a company's earnings over the last year. One way to conceptualize this is that for each CN¥1 of shareholders' capital it has, the company made CN¥0.11 in profit.

What Has ROE Got To Do With Earnings Growth?

So far, we've learned that ROE is a measure of a company's profitability. 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.

A Side By Side comparison of Nacity Property Service GroupLtd's Earnings Growth And 11% ROE

To begin with, Nacity Property Service GroupLtd seems to have a respectable ROE. Especially when compared to the industry average of 3.3% the company's ROE looks pretty impressive. This probably laid the ground for Nacity Property Service GroupLtd's moderate 5.5% net income growth seen over the past five years.

Given that the industry shrunk its earnings at a rate of 7.2% over the last few years, the net income growth of the company is quite impressive.

Earnings growth is an important metric to consider when valuing a stock. What investors need to determine next is if the expected earnings growth, or the lack of it, is already built into the share price. By doing so, they will have an idea if the stock is headed into clear blue waters or if swampy waters await. 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 Nacity Property Service GroupLtd is trading on a high P/E or a low P/E, relative to its industry.

Is Nacity Property Service GroupLtd Efficiently Re-investing Its Profits?

Nacity Property Service GroupLtd has a healthy combination of a moderate three-year median payout ratio of 39% (or a retention ratio of 61%) and a respectable amount of growth in earnings as we saw above, meaning that the company has been making efficient use of its profits.

Besides, Nacity Property Service GroupLtd has been paying dividends over a period of six years. This shows that the company is committed to sharing profits with its shareholders.

Summary

On the whole, we feel that Nacity Property Service GroupLtd'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. That being so, the latest analyst forecasts show that the company will continue to see an expansion in its earnings. 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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