Is Weakness In Suprema Inc. (KOSDAQ:236200) Stock A Sign That The Market Could be Wrong Given Its Strong Financial Prospects?

Suprema (KOSDAQ:236200) has had a rough three months with its share price down 7.5%. 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. Specifically, we decided to study Suprema's ROE in this article.

ROE or return on equity is a useful tool to assess how effectively a company can generate returns on the investment it received from its shareholders. Put another way, it reveals the company's success at turning shareholder investments into profits.

See our latest analysis for Suprema

How Do You Calculate Return On Equity?

ROE can be calculated by using the formula:

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

So, based on the above formula, the ROE for Suprema is:

11% = ₩16b ÷ ₩146b (Based on the trailing twelve months to September 2020).

The 'return' is the yearly profit. So, this means that for every ₩1 of its shareholder's investments, the company generates a profit of ₩0.11.

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. We now need to evaluate how much profit the company reinvests or "retains" for future growth which then gives us an idea about the growth potential of the company. Assuming everything else remains unchanged, the higher the ROE and profit retention, the higher the growth rate of a company compared to companies that don't necessarily bear these characteristics.

Suprema's Earnings Growth And 11% ROE

When you first look at it, Suprema's ROE doesn't look that attractive. However, the fact that the its ROE is quite higher to the industry average of 5.3% doesn't go unnoticed by us. Particularly, the substantial 28% net income growth seen by Suprema over the past five years is impressive . That being said, the company does have a slightly low ROE to begin with, just that it is higher than the industry average. Therefore, the growth in earnings could also be the result of other factors. Such as- high earnings retention or the company belonging to a high growth industry.

Next, on comparing with the industry net income growth, we found that Suprema's growth is quite high when compared to the industry average growth of 2.3% in the same period, which is great to see.

The basis for attaching value to a company is, to a great extent, tied to its earnings growth. It’s important for an investor to know whether the market has priced in the company's expected earnings growth (or decline). Doing so will help them establish if the stock's future looks promising or ominous. Is Suprema fairly valued compared to other companies? These 3 valuation measures might help you decide.

Is Suprema Efficiently Re-investing Its Profits?

Conclusion

Overall, we are quite pleased with Suprema's performance. Particularly, we like that the company is reinvesting heavily into its business at a moderate rate of return. Unsurprisingly, this has led to an impressive earnings growth.

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