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The Returns On Capital At Ritamix Global (HKG:1936) Don't Inspire Confidence

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There are a few key trends to look for if we want to identify the next multi-bagger. In a perfect world, we'd like to see a company investing more capital into its business and ideally the returns earned from that capital are also increasing. If you see this, it typically means it's a company with a great business model and plenty of profitable reinvestment opportunities. However, after briefly looking over the numbers, we don't think Ritamix Global (HKG:1936) has the makings of a multi-bagger going forward, but let's have a look at why that may be.

What is Return On Capital Employed (ROCE)?

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. To calculate this metric for Ritamix Global, this is the formula:

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

0.10 = RM14m ÷ (RM149m - RM7.7m) (Based on the trailing twelve months to December 2020).

Therefore, Ritamix Global has an ROCE of 10%. On its own, that's a standard return, however it's much better than the 6.5% generated by the Consumer Retailing industry.

Check out our latest analysis for Ritamix Global

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SEHK:1936 Return on Capital Employed May 18th 2021

While the past is not representative of the future, it can be helpful to know how a company has performed historically, which is why we have this chart above. If you'd like to look at how Ritamix Global has performed in the past in other metrics, you can view this free graph of past earnings, revenue and cash flow.

How Are Returns Trending?

On the surface, the trend of ROCE at Ritamix Global doesn't inspire confidence. Over the last three years, returns on capital have decreased to 10% from 18% three years ago. However it looks like Ritamix Global might be reinvesting for long term growth because while capital employed has increased, the company's sales haven't changed much in the last 12 months. It's worth keeping an eye on the company's earnings from here on to see if these investments do end up contributing to the bottom line.

On a side note, Ritamix Global has done well to pay down its current liabilities to 5.1% of total assets. So we could link some of this to the decrease in ROCE. Effectively this means their suppliers or short-term creditors are funding less of the business, which reduces some elements of risk. Since the business is basically funding more of its operations with it's own money, you could argue this has made the business less efficient at generating ROCE.

Our Take On Ritamix Global's ROCE

Bringing it all together, while we're somewhat encouraged by Ritamix Global's reinvestment in its own business, we're aware that returns are shrinking. Moreover, since the stock has crumbled 75% over the last year, it appears investors are expecting the worst. On the whole, we aren't too inspired by the underlying trends and we think there may be better chances of finding a multi-bagger elsewhere.

One final note, you should learn about the 4 warning signs we've spotted with Ritamix Global (including 1 which makes us a bit uncomfortable) .

While Ritamix Global may not currently earn the highest returns, we've compiled a list of companies that currently earn more than 25% return on equity. Check out this free list here.

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