Did you know there are some financial metrics that can provide clues of a potential multi-bagger? In a perfect world, we'd like to see a company investing more capital into its business and ideally the returns earned from that capital are also increasing. Put simply, these types of businesses are compounding machines, meaning they are continually reinvesting their earnings at ever-higher rates of return. With that in mind, the ROCE of D.P. Wires (NSE:DPWIRES) looks great, so lets see what the trend can tell us.
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. Analysts use this formula to calculate it for D.P. Wires:
Return on Capital Employed = Earnings Before Interest and Tax (EBIT) ÷ (Total Assets - Current Liabilities)
0.30 = ₹379m ÷ (₹1.5b - ₹274m) (Based on the trailing twelve months to June 2021).
So, D.P. Wires has an ROCE of 30%. That's a fantastic return and not only that, it outpaces the average of 14% earned by companies in a similar industry.
See our latest analysis for D.P. Wires
Historical performance is a great place to start when researching a stock so above you can see the gauge for D.P. Wires' ROCE against it's prior returns. If you're interested in investigating D.P. Wires' 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 D.P. Wires are quite reassuring. The data shows that returns on capital have increased substantially over the last five years to 30%. The company is effectively making more money per dollar of capital used, and it's worth noting that the amount of capital has increased too, by 249%. 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.
In another part of our analysis, we noticed that the company's ratio of current liabilities to total assets decreased to 18%, which broadly means the business is relying less on its suppliers or short-term creditors to fund its operations. So shareholders would be pleased that the growth in returns has mostly come from underlying business performance.
Our Take On D.P. Wires' ROCE
All in all, it's terrific to see that D.P. Wires is reaping the rewards from prior investments and is growing its capital base. And with the stock having performed exceptionally well over the last three years, these patterns are being accounted for by investors. Therefore, we think it would be worth your time to check if these trends are going to continue.
On a final note, we've found 2 warning signs for D.P. Wires that we think you should be aware of.
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About NSEI:DPWIRES
D.P. Wires
Manufactures and supplies steel wires, plastic pipes, and plastic films for oil and gas, power, environment, civil, energy, automobile, infrastructure, and other industries primarily in India.
Flawless balance sheet with acceptable track record.
