Golik Holdings (HKG:1118) Has Some Way To Go To Become A Multi-Bagger

There are a few key trends to look for if we want to identify the next multi-bagger. Firstly, we'd want to identify a growing return on capital employed (ROCE) and then alongside that, an ever-increasing base of capital employed. Put simply, these types of businesses are compounding machines, meaning they are continually reinvesting their earnings at ever-higher rates of return. That's why when we briefly looked at Golik Holdings' (HKG:1118) ROCE trend, we were pretty happy with what we saw.

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 Golik Holdings is:

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

0.11 = HK$148m ÷ (HK$2.4b - HK$1.1b) (Based on the trailing twelve months to December 2020).

Thus, Golik Holdings has an ROCE of 11%. On its own, that's a standard return, however it's much better than the 8.8% generated by the Metals and Mining industry.

Check out our latest analysis for Golik Holdings

Historical performance is a great place to start when researching a stock so above you can see the gauge for Golik Holdings' ROCE against it's prior returns. If you'd like to look at how Golik Holdings has performed in the past in other metrics, you can view this free graph of past earnings, revenue and cash flow.

What Does the ROCE Trend For Golik Holdings Tell Us?

While the returns on capital are good, they haven't moved much. Over the past five years, ROCE has remained relatively flat at around 11% and the business has deployed 23% more capital into its operations. 11% is a pretty standard return, and it provides some comfort knowing that Golik Holdings has consistently earned this amount. Over long periods of time, returns like these might not be too exciting, but with consistency they can pay off in terms of share price returns.

On a separate but related note, it's important to know that Golik Holdings has a current liabilities to total assets ratio of 45%, which we'd consider pretty high. This can bring about some risks because the company is basically operating with a rather large reliance on its suppliers or other sorts of short-term creditors. While it's not necessarily a bad thing, it can be beneficial if this ratio is lower.

The Bottom Line

To sum it up, Golik Holdings has simply been reinvesting capital steadily, at those decent rates of return. In light of this, the stock has only gained 18% over the last five years for shareholders who have owned the stock in this period. That's why it could be worth your time looking into this stock further to discover if it has more traits of a multi-bagger.

One more thing: We've identified 4 warning signs with Golik Holdings (at least 1 which is potentially serious) , and understanding them would certainly be useful.

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