Why We Like The Returns At Brødrene Hartmann (CPH:HART)

What trends should we look for it we want to identify stocks that can multiply in value over the long term? One common approach is to try and find a company with returns on capital employed (ROCE) that are increasing, in conjunction with a growing amount of capital employed. This shows us that it's a compounding machine, able to continually reinvest its earnings back into the business and generate higher returns. And in light of that, the trends we're seeing at Brødrene Hartmann's (CPH:HART) look very promising so lets take a look.

Return On Capital Employed (ROCE): What is it?

Just to clarify if you're unsure, ROCE is a metric for evaluating how much pre-tax income (in percentage terms) a company earns on the capital invested in its business. The formula for this calculation on Brødrene Hartmann is:

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

0.25 = kr.414m ÷ (kr.2.1b - kr.479m) (Based on the trailing twelve months to September 2020).

Thus, Brødrene Hartmann has an ROCE of 25%. In absolute terms that's a great return and it's even better than the Packaging industry average of 12%.

Check out our latest analysis for Brødrene Hartmann

Historical performance is a great place to start when researching a stock so above you can see the gauge for Brødrene Hartmann's ROCE against it's prior returns. If you're interested in investigating Brødrene Hartmann's past further, check out this free graph of past earnings, revenue and cash flow.

How Are Returns Trending?

Brødrene Hartmann is displaying some positive trends. Over the last five years, returns on capital employed have risen substantially to 25%. The company is effectively making more money per dollar of capital used, and it's worth noting that the amount of capital has increased too, by 35%. So we're very much inspired by what we're seeing at Brødrene Hartmann thanks to its ability to profitably reinvest capital.

Our Take On Brødrene Hartmann's ROCE

All in all, it's terrific to see that Brødrene Hartmann is reaping the rewards from prior investments and is growing its capital base. And with the stock having performed exceptionally well over the last five years, these patterns are being accounted for by investors. Therefore, we think it would be worth your time to check if these trends are going to continue.

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