Nitiraj Engineers Limited's (NSE:NITIRAJ) Stock Is Rallying But Financials Look Ambiguous: Will The Momentum Continue?

Nitiraj Engineers (NSE:NITIRAJ) has had a great run on the share market with its stock up by a significant 14% over the last month. But the company's key financial indicators appear to be differing across the board and that makes us question whether or not the company's current share price momentum can be maintained. Specifically, we decided to study Nitiraj Engineers' ROE in this article.

Return on Equity or ROE is a test of how effectively a company is growing its value and managing investors’ money. In short, ROE shows the profit each dollar generates with respect to its shareholder investments.

View our latest analysis for Nitiraj Engineers

How Do You Calculate Return On Equity?

The formula for ROE is:

Return on Equity = Net Profit (from continuing operations) ÷ Shareholders' Equity

So, based on the above formula, the ROE for Nitiraj Engineers is:

3.5% = ₹24m ÷ ₹692m (Based on the trailing twelve months to March 2020).

The 'return' is the amount earned after tax over the last twelve months. One way to conceptualize this is that for each ₹1 of shareholders' capital it has, the company made ₹0.03 in profit.

What Is The Relationship Between ROE And Earnings Growth?

Thus far, we have learned that ROE measures how efficiently a company is generating its profits. Depending on how much of these profits the company reinvests or "retains", and how effectively it does so, we are then able to assess a company’s earnings growth potential. Assuming all else is equal, companies that have both a higher return on equity and higher profit retention are usually the ones that have a higher growth rate when compared to companies that don't have the same features.

Nitiraj Engineers' Earnings Growth And 3.5% ROE

It is hard to argue that Nitiraj Engineers' ROE is much good in and of itself. Even compared to the average industry ROE of 5.6%, the company's ROE is quite dismal. As a result, Nitiraj Engineers' flat earnings over the past five years doesn't come as a surprise given its lower ROE.

Next, on comparing with the industry net income growth, we found that the industry grew its earnings by12% in the same period.

The basis for attaching value to a company is, to a great extent, tied to its earnings growth. The investor should try to establish if the expected growth or decline in earnings, whichever the case may be, is priced in. This then helps them determine if the stock is placed for a bright or bleak future. One good indicator of expected earnings growth is the P/E ratio which determines the price the market is willing to pay for a stock based on its earnings prospects. So, you may want to check if Nitiraj Engineers is trading on a high P/E or a low P/E, relative to its industry.

Is Nitiraj Engineers Using Its Retained Earnings Effectively?

While the company did pay out a portion of its dividend in the past, it currently doesn't pay a dividend. We infer that the company has been reinvesting all of its profits to grow its business.

Summary

Overall, we have mixed feelings about Nitiraj Engineers. Even though it appears to be retaining most of its profits, given the low ROE, investors may not be benefitting from all that reinvestment after all. The low earnings growth suggests our theory correct. So far, we've only made a quick discussion around the company's earnings growth. So it may be worth checking this free detailed graph of Nitiraj Engineers' past earnings, as well as revenue and cash flows to get a deeper insight into the company's performance.

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