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Eternity Technology Holdings Limited's (HKG:1725) Financials Are Too Obscure To Link With Current Share Price Momentum: What's In Store For the Stock?
Most readers would already be aware that Eternity Technology Holdings' (HKG:1725) stock increased significantly by 9.2% over the past week. However, we wonder if the company's inconsistent financials would have any adverse impact on the current share price momentum. In this article, we decided to focus on Eternity Technology Holdings' 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 short, ROE shows the profit each dollar generates with respect to its shareholder investments.
Check out our latest analysis for Eternity Technology Holdings
How To Calculate Return On Equity?
Return on equity 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 Eternity Technology Holdings is:
3.4% = CN¥8.1m ÷ CN¥238m (Based on the trailing twelve months to June 2020).
The 'return' refers to a company's earnings over the last year. So, this means that for every HK$1 of its shareholder's investments, the company generates a profit of HK$0.03.
Why Is ROE Important For Earnings Growth?
We have already established that ROE serves as an efficient profit-generating gauge for a company's future earnings. We now need to evaluate how much profit the company reinvests or "retains" for future growth which then gives us an idea about the growth potential of the company. Assuming all else is equal, companies that have both a higher return on equity and higher profit retention are usually the ones that have a higher growth rate when compared to companies that don't have the same features.
A Side By Side comparison of Eternity Technology Holdings' Earnings Growth And 3.4% ROE
It is hard to argue that Eternity Technology Holdings' ROE is much good in and of itself. Not just that, even compared to the industry average of 7.7%, the company's ROE is entirely unremarkable. Given the circumstances, the significant decline in net income by 3.6% seen by Eternity Technology Holdings over the last five years is not surprising. However, there could also be other factors causing the earnings to decline. For instance, the company has a very high payout ratio, or is faced with competitive pressures.
However, when we compared Eternity Technology Holdings' growth with the industry we found that while the company's earnings have been shrinking, the industry has seen an earnings growth of 3.7% in the same period. This is quite worrisome.
Earnings growth is a huge factor in stock valuation. What investors need to determine next is if the expected earnings growth, or the lack of it, is already built into the share price. By doing so, they will have an idea if the stock is headed into clear blue waters or if swampy waters await. Is Eternity Technology Holdings fairly valued compared to other companies? These 3 valuation measures might help you decide.
Is Eternity Technology Holdings Efficiently Re-investing Its Profits?
Summary
Overall, we have mixed feelings about Eternity Technology Holdings. While the company does have a high rate of reinvestment, the low ROE means that all that reinvestment is not reaping any benefit to its investors, and moreover, its having a negative impact on the earnings growth. Wrapping up, we would proceed with caution with this company and one way of doing that would be to look at the risk profile of the business. Our risks dashboard would have the 4 risks we have identified for Eternity Technology Holdings.
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About SEHK:1725
USPACE Technology Group
An investment holding company, provides electronics manufacturing services in the People's Republic of China, the United States, India, South Korea, Austria, Hong Kong, Germany, Vietnam, Australia, and internationally.
Slight with mediocre balance sheet.