Declining Stock and Solid Fundamentals: Is The Market Wrong About Inspur Electronic Information Industry Co., Ltd. (SZSE:000977)?

It is hard to get excited after looking at Inspur Electronic Information Industry's (SZSE:000977) recent performance, when its stock has declined 12% over the past three months. However, a closer look at its sound financials might cause you to think again. Given that fundamentals usually drive long-term market outcomes, the company is worth looking at. In this article, we decided to focus on Inspur Electronic Information Industry's ROE.

Return on Equity or ROE is a test of how effectively a company is growing its value and managing investors’ money. In short, ROE shows the profit each dollar generates with respect to its shareholder investments.

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How Do You Calculate Return On Equity?

The formula for ROE is:

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

So, based on the above formula, the ROE for Inspur Electronic Information Industry is:

11% = CN¥2.1b ÷ CN¥19b (Based on the trailing twelve months to June 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¥0.11 in profit.

What Has ROE Got To Do With Earnings Growth?

Thus far, we have learned that ROE measures how efficiently a company is generating its profits. 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.

Inspur Electronic Information Industry's Earnings Growth And 11% ROE

To begin with, Inspur Electronic Information Industry seems to have a respectable ROE. On comparing with the average industry ROE of 6.5% the company's ROE looks pretty remarkable. This certainly adds some context to Inspur Electronic Information Industry's decent 14% net income growth seen over the past five years.

We then performed a comparison between Inspur Electronic Information Industry's net income growth with the industry, which revealed that the company's growth is similar to the average industry growth of 14% 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. By doing so, they will have an idea if the stock is headed into clear blue waters or if swampy waters await. Is Inspur Electronic Information Industry fairly valued compared to other companies? These 3 valuation measures might help you decide.

Is Inspur Electronic Information Industry Making Efficient Use Of Its Profits?

Inspur Electronic Information Industry's three-year median payout ratio to shareholders is 10% (implying that it retains 90% of its income), which is on the lower side, so it seems like the management is reinvesting profits heavily to grow its business.

Additionally, Inspur Electronic Information Industry 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. 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 12%. Therefore, the company's future ROE is also not expected to change by much with analysts predicting an ROE of 12%.

Conclusion

In total, we are pretty happy with Inspur Electronic Information Industry's performance. In particular, it's great to see that the company is investing heavily into its business and along with a high rate of return, that has resulted in a sizeable growth in its earnings. The latest industry analyst forecasts show that the company is expected to maintain its current growth rate. Are these analysts expectations based on the broad expectations for the industry, or on the company's fundamentals? Click here to be taken to our analyst's forecasts page for the company.

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