- India
- Construction
- NSEI:UNIVASTU
Will Weakness in Univastu India Limited's (NSE:UNIVASTU) Stock Prove Temporary Given Strong Fundamentals?
- Published
- May 10, 2022
Univastu India (NSE:UNIVASTU) has had a rough month with its share price down 19%. However, a closer look at its sound financials might cause you to think again. Given that fundamentals usually drive long-term market outcomes, the company is worth looking at. Specifically, we decided to study Univastu India's ROE in this article.
ROE or return on equity is a useful tool to assess how effectively a company can generate returns on the investment it received from its shareholders. Put another way, it reveals the company's success at turning shareholder investments into profits.
View our latest analysis for Univastu India
How Is ROE Calculated?
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 Univastu India is:
32% = ₹122m ÷ ₹380m (Based on the trailing twelve months to December 2021).
The 'return' refers to a company's earnings over the last year. So, this means that for every ₹1 of its shareholder's investments, the company generates a profit of ₹0.32.
Why Is ROE Important For Earnings Growth?
Thus far, we have learned that ROE measures how efficiently a company is generating its profits. Based on how much of its profits the company chooses to reinvest or "retain", we are then able to evaluate a company's future ability to generate profits. Generally speaking, other things being equal, firms with a high return on equity and profit retention, have a higher growth rate than firms that don’t share these attributes.
Univastu India's Earnings Growth And 32% ROE
Firstly, we acknowledge that Univastu India has a significantly high ROE. Secondly, even when compared to the industry average of 8.0% the company's ROE is quite impressive. Under the circumstances, Univastu India's considerable five year net income growth of 36% was to be expected.
As a next step, we compared Univastu India's net income growth with the industry, and pleasingly, we found that the growth seen by the company is higher than the average industry growth of 1.3%.
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. This then helps them determine if the stock is placed for a bright or bleak future. What is UNIVASTU worth today? The intrinsic value infographic in our free research report helps visualize whether UNIVASTU is currently mispriced by the market.
Is Univastu India Using Its Retained Earnings Effectively?
Univastu India doesn't pay any dividend currently which essentially means that it has been reinvesting all of its profits into the business. This definitely contributes to the high earnings growth number that we discussed above.
Conclusion
On the whole, we feel that Univastu India's performance has been quite good. Specifically, we like that the company is reinvesting a huge chunk of its profits at a high rate of return. This of course has caused the company to see substantial growth in its earnings. If the company continues to grow its earnings the way it has, that could have a positive impact on its share price given how earnings per share influence long-term share prices. Remember, the price of a stock is also dependent on the perceived risk. Therefore investors must keep themselves informed about the risks involved before investing in any company. To know the 3 risks we have identified for Univastu India visit our risks dashboard for free.
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