Is Globus Spirits Limited's (NSE:GLOBUSSPR) Recent Stock Performance Tethered To Its Strong Fundamentals?

Globus Spirits' (NSE:GLOBUSSPR) stock is up by a considerable 20% over the past month. Given that the market rewards strong financials in the long-term, we wonder if that is the case in this instance. In this article, we decided to focus on Globus Spirits' ROE.

Return on Equity or ROE is a test of how effectively a company is growing its value and managing investors’ money. In simpler terms, it measures the profitability of a company in relation to shareholder's equity.

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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 Globus Spirits is:

27% = ₹1.9b ÷ ₹6.9b (Based on the trailing twelve months to December 2021).

The 'return' is the income the business earned over the last year. One way to conceptualize this is that for each ₹1 of shareholders' capital it has, the company made ₹0.27 in profit.

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. Assuming everything else remains unchanged, the higher the ROE and profit retention, the higher the growth rate of a company compared to companies that don't necessarily bear these characteristics.

Globus Spirits' Earnings Growth And 27% ROE

To begin with, Globus Spirits has a pretty high ROE which is interesting. Secondly, even when compared to the industry average of 15% the company's ROE is quite impressive. As a result, Globus Spirits' exceptional 53% net income growth seen over the past five years, doesn't come as a surprise.

As a next step, we compared Globus Spirits' 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 14%.

Earnings growth is an important metric to consider when valuing a stock. The investor should try to establish if the expected growth or decline in earnings, whichever the case may be, is priced in. By doing so, they will have an idea if the stock is headed into clear blue waters or if swampy waters await. Is GLOBUSSPR fairly valued? This infographic on the company's intrinsic value has everything you need to know.

Is Globus Spirits Using Its Retained Earnings Effectively?

Globus Spirits' three-year median payout ratio to shareholders is 4.9%, which is quite low. This implies that the company is retaining 95% of its profits. So it looks like Globus Spirits is reinvesting profits heavily to grow its business, which shows in its earnings growth.

Additionally, Globus Spirits has paid dividends over a period of at least ten years which means that the company is pretty serious about sharing its profits with shareholders.

Summary

On the whole, we feel that Globus Spirits' performance has been quite good. In particular, it's great to see that the company is investing heavily into its business and along with a high rate of return, that has resulted in a sizeable growth in its earnings.

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