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Do Its Financials Have Any Role To Play In Driving GL Tech Co.,Ltd's (SZSE:300480) Stock Up Recently?
Most readers would already be aware that GL TechLtd's (SZSE:300480) stock increased significantly by 19% over the past month. We wonder if and what role the company's financials play in that price change as a company's long-term fundamentals usually dictate market outcomes. In this article, we decided to focus on GL TechLtd'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 simpler terms, it measures the profitability of a company in relation to shareholder's equity.
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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 GL TechLtd is:
4.3% = CN¥63m ÷ CN¥1.5b (Based on the trailing twelve months to March 2024).
The 'return' is the yearly profit. That means that for every CN¥1 worth of shareholders' equity, the company generated CN¥0.04 in profit.
What Is The Relationship Between ROE And 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. Generally speaking, other things being equal, firms with a high return on equity and profit retention, have a higher growth rate than firms that don’t share these attributes.
GL TechLtd's Earnings Growth And 4.3% ROE
It is quite clear that GL TechLtd's ROE is rather low. Even compared to the average industry ROE of 6.3%, the company's ROE is quite dismal. GL TechLtd was still able to see a decent net income growth of 8.4% over the past five years. We believe that there might be other aspects that are positively influencing the company's earnings growth. For example, it is possible that the company's management has made some good strategic decisions, or that the company has a low payout ratio.
We then compared GL TechLtd'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 6.4% 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. This then helps them determine if the stock is placed for a bright or bleak future. Is GL TechLtd fairly valued compared to other companies? These 3 valuation measures might help you decide.
Is GL TechLtd Efficiently Re-investing Its Profits?
GL TechLtd has a healthy combination of a moderate three-year median payout ratio of 47% (or a retention ratio of 53%) and a respectable amount of growth in earnings as we saw above, meaning that the company has been making efficient use of its profits.
Additionally, GL TechLtd has paid dividends over a period of eight years which means that the company is pretty serious about sharing its profits with shareholders.
Summary
Overall, we feel that GL TechLtd certainly does have some positive factors to consider. Despite its low rate of return, the fact that the company reinvests a very high portion of its profits into its business, no doubt contributed to its high earnings growth. With that said, the latest industry analyst forecasts reveal that the company's earnings are expected to accelerate. 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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About SZSE:300480
GL TechLtd
Provides safety production monitoring equipment and semiconductor packaging and testing equipment in China and internationally.
Adequate balance sheet with moderate growth potential.