If we want to find a potential multi-bagger, often there are underlying trends that can provide clues. Ideally, a business will show two trends; firstly a growing return on capital employed (ROCE) and secondly, an increasing amount of capital employed. This shows us that it's a compounding machine, able to continually reinvest its earnings back into the business and generate higher returns. So when we looked at DoubleUGames (KRX:192080) and its trend of ROCE, we really liked what we saw.
Return On Capital Employed (ROCE): What is it?
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 DoubleUGames:
Return on Capital Employed = Earnings Before Interest and Tax (EBIT) ÷ (Total Assets - Current Liabilities)
0.19 = ₩186b ÷ (₩1.1t - ₩51b) (Based on the trailing twelve months to September 2020).
So, DoubleUGames has an ROCE of 19%. In absolute terms, that's a satisfactory return, but compared to the Hospitality industry average of 3.0% it's much better.
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In the above chart we have measured DoubleUGames' prior ROCE against its prior performance, but the future is arguably more important. If you'd like to see what analysts are forecasting going forward, you should check out our free report for DoubleUGames.
What The Trend Of ROCE Can Tell Us
DoubleUGames is displaying some positive trends. The numbers show that in the last four years, the returns generated on capital employed have grown considerably to 19%. Basically the business is earning more per dollar of capital invested and in addition to that, 169% more capital is being employed now too. 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 Conclusion...
To sum it up, DoubleUGames has proven it can reinvest in the business and generate higher returns on that capital employed, which is terrific. And with a respectable 78% awarded to those who held the stock over the last five years, you could argue that these developments are starting to get the attention they deserve. With that being said, we still think the promising fundamentals mean the company deserves some further due diligence.
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About KOSE:A192080
Very undervalued with flawless balance sheet.
