TVS Electronics (NSE:TVSELECT) Is Investing Its Capital With Increasing Efficiency

If you're not sure where to start when looking for the next multi-bagger, there are a few key trends you should keep an eye out for. Amongst other things, we'll want to see two things; firstly, a growing return on capital employed (ROCE) and secondly, an expansion in the company's amount of capital employed. If you see this, it typically means it's a company with a great business model and plenty of profitable reinvestment opportunities. Speaking of which, we noticed some great changes in TVS Electronics' (NSE:TVSELECT) returns on capital, so let's have a look.

What Is Return On Capital Employed (ROCE)?

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. The formula for this calculation on TVS Electronics is:

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

0.26 = ₹255m ÷ (₹2.0b - ₹1.1b) (Based on the trailing twelve months to June 2022).

So, TVS Electronics has an ROCE of 26%. In absolute terms that's a great return and it's even better than the Tech industry average of 9.6%.

Our analysis indicates that TVSELECT is potentially overvalued!

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'd like to look at how TVS Electronics has performed in the past in other metrics, you can view this free graph of past earnings, revenue and cash flow.

What Can We Tell From TVS Electronics' ROCE Trend?

The trends we've noticed at TVS Electronics are quite reassuring. The numbers show that in the last five years, the returns generated on capital employed have grown considerably to 26%. The amount of capital employed has increased too, by 37%. The increasing returns on a growing amount of capital is common amongst multi-baggers and that's why we're impressed.

One more thing to note, TVS Electronics has decreased current liabilities to 52% of total assets over this period, which effectively reduces the amount of funding from suppliers or short-term creditors. This tells us that TVS Electronics has grown its returns without a reliance on increasing their current liabilities, which we're very happy with. Nevertheless, there are some potential risks the company is bearing with current liabilities that high, so just keep that in mind.

In Conclusion...

To sum it up, TVS Electronics has proven it can reinvest in the business and generate higher returns on that capital employed, which is terrific. Given the stock has declined 30% in the last five years, this could be a good investment if the valuation and other metrics are also appealing. With that in mind, we believe the promising trends warrant this stock for further investigation.

If you want to continue researching TVS Electronics, you might be interested to know about the 2 warning signs that our analysis has discovered.

TVS Electronics 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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