We Like Tata Technologies' (NSE:TATATECH) Returns And Here's How They're Trending

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. This shows us that it's a compounding machine, able to continually reinvest its earnings back into the business and generate higher returns. And in light of that, the trends we're seeing at Tata Technologies' (NSE:TATATECH) look very promising so lets take a look.

Understanding Return On Capital Employed (ROCE)

If you haven't worked with ROCE before, it measures the 'return' (pre-tax profit) a company generates from capital employed in its business. To calculate this metric for Tata Technologies, this is the formula:

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

0.24 = ₹8.2b ÷ (₹59b - ₹24b) (Based on the trailing twelve months to December 2024).

So, Tata Technologies has an ROCE of 24%. In absolute terms that's a great return and it's even better than the IT industry average of 15%.

Check out our latest analysis for Tata Technologies

Above you can see how the current ROCE for Tata Technologies compares to its prior returns on capital, but there's only so much you can tell from the past. If you're interested, you can view the analysts predictions in our free analyst report for Tata Technologies .

What Can We Tell From Tata Technologies' ROCE Trend?

We like the trends that we're seeing from Tata Technologies. The numbers show that in the last five years, the returns generated on capital employed have grown considerably to 24%. Basically the business is earning more per dollar of capital invested and in addition to that, 76% more capital is being employed now too. The increasing returns on a growing amount of capital is common amongst multi-baggers and that's why we're impressed.

On a side note, we noticed that the improvement in ROCE appears to be partly fueled by an increase in current liabilities. Essentially the business now has suppliers or short-term creditors funding about 41% of its operations, which isn't ideal. And with current liabilities at those levels, that's pretty high.

What We Can Learn From Tata Technologies' ROCE

To sum it up, Tata Technologies has proven it can reinvest in the business and generate higher returns on that capital employed, which is terrific. Astute investors may have an opportunity here because the stock has declined 37% in the last year. With that in mind, we believe the promising trends warrant this stock for further investigation.

While Tata Technologies looks impressive, no company is worth an infinite price. The intrinsic value infographic for TATATECH helps visualize whether it is currently trading for a fair price.

Tata Technologies is not the only stock earning high returns. If you'd like to see more, check out our free list of companies earning high returns on equity with solid fundamentals.

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