Aloys' (KOSDAQ:297570) Returns Have Hit A Wall

If we want to find a potential multi-bagger, often there are underlying trends that can provide clues. Typically, we'll want to notice a trend of growing return on capital employed (ROCE) and alongside that, an expanding base 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. With that in mind, the ROCE of Aloys (KOSDAQ:297570) looks decent, right now, so lets see what the trend of returns can tell us.

Return On Capital Employed (ROCE): What Is It?

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. To calculate this metric for Aloys, this is the formula:

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

0.11 = ₩4.7b ÷ (₩61b - ₩18b) (Based on the trailing twelve months to June 2024).

Therefore, Aloys has an ROCE of 11%. In absolute terms, that's a satisfactory return, but compared to the Communications industry average of 3.9% it's much better.

View our latest analysis for Aloys

Historical performance is a great place to start when researching a stock so above you can see the gauge for Aloys' ROCE against it's prior returns. If you'd like to look at how Aloys has performed in the past in other metrics, you can view this free graph of Aloys' past earnings, revenue and cash flow.

What Does the ROCE Trend For Aloys Tell Us?

While the current returns on capital are decent, they haven't changed much. The company has consistently earned 11% for the last five years, and the capital employed within the business has risen 180% in that time. Since 11% is a moderate ROCE though, it's good to see a business can continue to reinvest at these decent rates of return. Over long periods of time, returns like these might not be too exciting, but with consistency they can pay off in terms of share price returns.

Our Take On Aloys' ROCE

In the end, Aloys has proven its ability to adequately reinvest capital at good rates of return. However, despite the favorable fundamentals, the stock has fallen 30% over the last five years, so there might be an opportunity here for astute investors. That's why we think it'd be worthwhile to look further into this stock given the fundamentals are appealing.

One more thing, we've spotted 2 warning signs facing Aloys that you might find interesting.

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