The Return Trends At Radico Khaitan (NSE:RADICO) Look Promising

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. Basically this means that a company has profitable initiatives that it can continue to reinvest in, which is a trait of a compounding machine. With that in mind, we've noticed some promising trends at Radico Khaitan (NSE:RADICO) so let's look a bit deeper.

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. Analysts use this formula to calculate it for Radico Khaitan:

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

0.19 = ₹3.6b ÷ (₹27b - ₹8.2b) (Based on the trailing twelve months to March 2021).

So, Radico Khaitan has an ROCE of 19%. On its own, that's a standard return, however it's much better than the 12% generated by the Beverage industry.

See our latest analysis for Radico Khaitan

While the past is not representative of the future, it can be helpful to know how a company has performed historically, which is why we have this chart above. If you're interested in investigating Radico Khaitan's past further, check out this free graph of past earnings, revenue and cash flow.

What The Trend Of ROCE Can Tell Us

The trends we've noticed at Radico Khaitan are quite reassuring. The numbers show that in the last five years, the returns generated on capital employed have grown considerably to 19%. Basically the business is earning more per dollar of capital invested and in addition to that, 53% more capital is being employed now too. So we're very much inspired by what we're seeing at Radico Khaitan thanks to its ability to profitably reinvest capital.

On a related note, the company's ratio of current liabilities to total assets has decreased to 30%, which basically reduces it's funding from the likes of short-term creditors or suppliers. So shareholders would be pleased that the growth in returns has mostly come from underlying business performance.

The Key Takeaway

A company that is growing its returns on capital and can consistently reinvest in itself is a highly sought after trait, and that's what Radico Khaitan has. And with the stock having performed exceptionally well over the last five years, these patterns are being accounted for by investors. In light of that, we think it's worth looking further into this stock because if Radico Khaitan can keep these trends up, it could have a bright future ahead.

On a final note, we've found 2 warning signs for Radico Khaitan that we think you should be aware of.

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