Yuken India (NSE:YUKEN) Might Have The Makings Of A Multi-Bagger

What are the early trends we should look for to identify a stock that could multiply in value over the long term? Amongst other things, we'll want to see two things; firstly, a growing return on capital employed (ROCE) and secondly, an expansion in the company's amount of capital employed. Basically this means that a company has profitable initiatives that it can continue to reinvest in, which is a trait of a compounding machine. Speaking of which, we noticed some great changes in Yuken India's (NSE:YUKEN) returns on capital, so let's have a look.

Return On Capital Employed (ROCE): What Is It?

For those who don't know, ROCE is a measure of a company's yearly pre-tax profit (its return), relative to the capital employed in the business. To calculate this metric for Yuken India, this is the formula:

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

0.13 = ₹279m ÷ (₹4.8b - ₹2.7b) (Based on the trailing twelve months to September 2022).

Therefore, Yuken India has an ROCE of 13%. In absolute terms, that's a pretty normal return, and it's somewhat close to the Machinery industry average of 14%.

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Historical performance is a great place to start when researching a stock so above you can see the gauge for Yuken India's ROCE against it's prior returns. If you want to delve into the historical earnings, revenue and cash flow of Yuken India, check out these free graphs here.

How Are Returns Trending?

The trends we've noticed at Yuken India are quite reassuring. The data shows that returns on capital have increased substantially over the last five years to 13%. The amount of capital employed has increased too, by 189%. The increasing returns on a growing amount of capital is common amongst multi-baggers and that's why we're impressed.

On a side note, Yuken India's current liabilities are still rather high at 55% of total assets. This effectively means that suppliers (or short-term creditors) are funding a large portion of the business, so just be aware that this can introduce some elements of risk. Ideally we'd like to see this reduce as that would mean fewer obligations bearing risks.

Our Take On Yuken India's ROCE

All in all, it's terrific to see that Yuken India is reaping the rewards from prior investments and is growing its capital base. Astute investors may have an opportunity here because the stock has declined 25% in the last year. That being the case, research into the company's current valuation metrics and future prospects seems fitting.

On a final note, we found 2 warning signs for Yuken India (1 is a bit concerning) you should be aware of.

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