What Can The Trends At 7C Solarparken (ETR:HRPK) Tell Us About Their Returns?

To find a multi-bagger stock, what are the underlying trends we should look for in a business? Ideally, a business will show two trends; firstly a growing return on capital employed (ROCE) and secondly, an increasing amount of capital employed. If you see this, it typically means it's a company with a great business model and plenty of profitable reinvestment opportunities. With that in mind, we've noticed some promising trends at 7C Solarparken (ETR:HRPK) so let's look a bit deeper.

Understanding Return On Capital Employed (ROCE)

For those who don't know, ROCE is a measure of a company's yearly pre-tax profit (its return), relative to the capital employed in the business. The formula for this calculation on 7C Solarparken is:

Return on Capital Employed = Earnings Before Interest and Tax (EBIT) ÷ (Total Assets - Current Liabilities)

0.036 = €15m ÷ (€449m - €35m) (Based on the trailing twelve months to June 2020).

So, 7C Solarparken has an ROCE of 3.6%. On its own that's a low return on capital but it's in line with the industry's average returns of 4.1%.

Check out our latest analysis for 7C Solarparken

In the above chart we have measured 7C Solarparken's prior ROCE against its prior performance, but the future is arguably more important. If you'd like to see what analysts are forecasting going forward, you should check out our free report for 7C Solarparken.

What The Trend Of ROCE Can Tell Us

While in absolute terms it isn't a high ROCE, it's promising to see that it has been moving in the right direction. Over the last five years, returns on capital employed have risen substantially to 3.6%. The amount of capital employed has increased too, by 125%. The increasing returns on a growing amount of capital is common amongst multi-baggers and that's why we're impressed.

Our Take On 7C Solarparken's ROCE

A company that is growing its returns on capital and can consistently reinvest in itself is a highly sought after trait, and that's what 7C Solarparken has. And investors seem to expect more of this going forward, since the stock has rewarded shareholders with a 96% return over the last five years. So given the stock has proven it has promising trends, it's worth researching the company further to see if these trends are likely to persist.

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