SAMHI Hotels' (NSE:SAMHI) Returns On Capital Are Heading Higher

If we want to find a potential multi-bagger, often there are underlying trends that can provide clues. Firstly, we'd want to identify a growing return on capital employed (ROCE) and then alongside that, an ever-increasing base of capital employed. This shows us that it's a compounding machine, able to continually reinvest its earnings back into the business and generate higher returns. So on that note, SAMHI Hotels (NSE:SAMHI) looks quite promising in regards to its trends of return on capital.

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Understanding 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 SAMHI Hotels, this is the formula:

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

0.09 = ₹3.0b ÷ (₹37b - ₹3.5b) (Based on the trailing twelve months to March 2025).

So, SAMHI Hotels has an ROCE of 9.0%. On its own that's a low return, but compared to the average of 7.2% generated by the Hospitality industry, it's much better.

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In the above chart we have measured SAMHI Hotels' prior ROCE against its prior performance, but the future is arguably more important. If you're interested, you can view the analysts predictions in our free analyst report for SAMHI Hotels .

The Trend Of ROCE

While in absolute terms it isn't a high ROCE, it's promising to see that it has been moving in the right direction. The numbers show that in the last five years, the returns generated on capital employed have grown considerably to 9.0%. The amount of capital employed has increased too, by 48%. This can indicate that there's plenty of opportunities to invest capital internally and at ever higher rates, a combination that's common among multi-baggers.

The Key Takeaway

To sum it up, SAMHI Hotels has proven it can reinvest in the business and generate higher returns on that capital employed, which is terrific. Since the stock has returned a solid 37% to shareholders over the last year, it's fair to say investors are beginning to recognize these changes. With that being said, we still think the promising fundamentals mean the company deserves some further due diligence.

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