We're Watching These Trends At Atlantic Grupa d.d (ZGSE:ATGR)

Finding a business that has the potential to grow substantially is not easy, but it is possible if we look at a few key financial metrics. 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. In light of that, when we looked at Atlantic Grupa d.d (ZGSE:ATGR) and its ROCE trend, we weren't exactly thrilled.

Understanding Return On Capital Employed (ROCE)

If you haven't worked with ROCE before, it measures the 'return' (pre-tax profit) a company generates from capital employed in its business. Analysts use this formula to calculate it for Atlantic Grupa d.d:

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

0.13 = Kn447m ÷ (Kn5.4b - Kn2.0b) (Based on the trailing twelve months to September 2020).

Thus, Atlantic Grupa d.d has an ROCE of 13%. On its own, that's a standard return, however it's much better than the 8.0% generated by the Food industry.

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In the above chart we have measured Atlantic Grupa d.d'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 Atlantic Grupa d.d.

So How Is Atlantic Grupa d.d's ROCE Trending?

Things have been pretty stable at Atlantic Grupa d.d, with its capital employed and returns on that capital staying somewhat the same for the last five years. Businesses with these traits tend to be mature and steady operations because they're past the growth phase. So unless we see a substantial change at Atlantic Grupa d.d in terms of ROCE and additional investments being made, we wouldn't hold our breath on it being a multi-bagger.

What We Can Learn From Atlantic Grupa d.d's ROCE

We can conclude that in regards to Atlantic Grupa d.d's returns on capital employed and the trends, there isn't much change to report on. Although the market must be expecting these trends to improve because the stock has gained 83% over the last five years. Ultimately, if the underlying trends persist, we wouldn't hold our breath on it being a multi-bagger going forward.

One more thing, we've spotted 1 warning sign facing Atlantic Grupa d.d that you might find interesting.

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