Returns At Super Spinning Mills (NSE:SUPERSPIN) Are On The Way Up

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. Put simply, these types of businesses are compounding machines, meaning they are continually reinvesting their earnings at ever-higher rates of return. Speaking of which, we noticed some great changes in Super Spinning Mills' (NSE:SUPERSPIN) returns on capital, so let's have a look.

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 Super Spinning Mills, this is the formula:

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

0.029 = ₹35m ÷ (₹1.7b - ₹544m) (Based on the trailing twelve months to September 2021).

Therefore, Super Spinning Mills has an ROCE of 2.9%. In absolute terms, that's a low return and it also under-performs the Luxury industry average of 13%.

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How Are Returns Trending?

Shareholders will be relieved that Super Spinning Mills has broken into profitability. While the business was unprofitable in the past, it's now turned things around and is earning 2.9% on its capital. While returns have increased, the amount of capital employed by Super Spinning Mills has remained flat over the period. With no noticeable increase in capital employed, it's worth knowing what the company plans on doing going forward in regards to reinvesting and growing the business. Because in the end, a business can only get so efficient.

On a related note, the company's ratio of current liabilities to total assets has decreased to 31%, which basically reduces it's funding from the likes of short-term creditors or suppliers. So this improvement in ROCE has come from the business' underlying economics, which is great to see.

In Conclusion...

As discussed above, Super Spinning Mills appears to be getting more proficient at generating returns since capital employed has remained flat but earnings (before interest and tax) are up. Considering the stock has delivered 2.6% to its stockholders over the last five years, it may be fair to think that investors aren't fully aware of the promising trends yet. Given that, we'd look further into this stock in case it has more traits that could make it multiply in the long term.

On a final note, we found 2 warning signs for Super Spinning Mills (1 doesn't sit too well with us) you should be aware of.

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