Investors Shouldn't Overlook The Favourable Returns On Capital At One Software Technologies (TLV:ONE)

What are the early trends we should look for to identify a stock that could multiply in value over the long term? Typically, we'll want to notice a trend of growing return on capital employed (ROCE) and alongside that, an expanding base of capital employed. If you see this, it typically means it's a company with a great business model and plenty of profitable reinvestment opportunities. So, when we ran our eye over One Software Technologies' (TLV:ONE) trend of ROCE, we really liked what we saw.

What is Return On Capital Employed (ROCE)?

For those that aren't sure what ROCE is, it measures the amount of pre-tax profits a company can generate from the capital employed in its business. To calculate this metric for One Software Technologies, this is the formula:

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

0.20 = ₪200m ÷ (₪1.9b - ₪958m) (Based on the trailing twelve months to December 2021).

So, One Software Technologies has an ROCE of 20%. On its own, that's a very good return and it's on par with the returns earned by companies in a similar industry.

View our latest analysis for One Software Technologies

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 want to delve into the historical earnings, revenue and cash flow of One Software Technologies, check out these free graphs here.

What Can We Tell From One Software Technologies' ROCE Trend?

In terms of One Software Technologies' history of ROCE, it's quite impressive. Over the past five years, ROCE has remained relatively flat at around 20% and the business has deployed 159% more capital into its operations. Now considering ROCE is an attractive 20%, this combination is actually pretty appealing because it means the business can consistently put money to work and generate these high returns. If One Software Technologies can keep this up, we'd be very optimistic about its future.

Another thing to note, One Software Technologies has a high ratio of current liabilities to total assets of 49%. 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. Ideally we'd like to see this reduce as that would mean fewer obligations bearing risks.

The Bottom Line

One Software Technologies has demonstrated its proficiency by generating high returns on increasing amounts of capital employed, which we're thrilled about. And long term investors would be thrilled with the 383% return they've received over the last five years. So while investors seem to be recognizing these promising trends, we still believe the stock deserves further research.

While One Software Technologies looks impressive, no company is worth an infinite price. The intrinsic value infographic in our free research report helps visualize whether ONE is currently trading for a fair price.

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