Declining Stock and Solid Fundamentals: Is The Market Wrong About KeePer Technical Laboratory Co., Ltd. (TSE:6036)?

KeePer Technical Laboratory (TSE:6036) has had a rough month with its share price down 16%. However, a closer look at its sound financials might cause you to think again. Given that fundamentals usually drive long-term market outcomes, the company is worth looking at. In this article, we decided to focus on KeePer Technical Laboratory's ROE.

Return on equity or ROE is a key measure used to assess how efficiently a company's management is utilizing the company's capital. Put another way, it reveals the company's success at turning shareholder investments into profits.

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How Do You Calculate Return On Equity?

The formula for return on equity is:

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

So, based on the above formula, the ROE for KeePer Technical Laboratory is:

30% = JP¥5.1b ÷ JP¥17b (Based on the trailing twelve months to March 2025).

The 'return' refers to a company's earnings over the last year. So, this means that for every ¥1 of its shareholder's investments, the company generates a profit of ¥0.30.

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Why Is ROE Important For 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.

KeePer Technical Laboratory's Earnings Growth And 30% ROE

First thing first, we like that KeePer Technical Laboratory has an impressive ROE. Second, a comparison with the average ROE reported by the industry of 7.3% also doesn't go unnoticed by us. So, the substantial 27% net income growth seen by KeePer Technical Laboratory over the past five years isn't overly surprising.

As a next step, we compared KeePer Technical Laboratory's net income growth with the industry, and pleasingly, we found that the growth seen by the company is higher than the average industry growth of 8.6%.

Earnings growth is an important metric to consider when valuing a stock. The investor should try to establish if the expected growth or decline in earnings, whichever the case may be, is priced in. Doing so will help them establish if the stock's future looks promising or ominous. Is 6036 fairly valued? This infographic on the company's intrinsic value has everything you need to know.

Is KeePer Technical Laboratory Efficiently Re-investing Its Profits?

Conclusion

In total, we are pretty happy with KeePer Technical Laboratory's performance. Particularly, we like that the company is reinvesting heavily into its business, and at a high rate of return. Unsurprisingly, this has led to an impressive earnings growth. That being so, a study of the latest analyst forecasts show that the company is expected to see a slowdown in its future earnings growth. To know more about the company's future earnings growth forecasts take a look at this free report on analyst forecasts for the company to find out more.

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