Returns On Capital Are Showing Encouraging Signs At Convertidora Industrial. de (BMV:CONVERA)

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. Basically this means that a company has profitable initiatives that it can continue to reinvest in, which is a trait of a compounding machine. Speaking of which, we noticed some great changes in Convertidora Industrial. de's (BMV:CONVERA) returns on capital, so let's have a look.

What is Return On Capital Employed (ROCE)?

If you haven't worked with ROCE before, it measures the 'return' (pre-tax profit) a company generates from capital employed in its business. The formula for this calculation on Convertidora Industrial. de is:

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

0.19 = Mex$211m ÷ (Mex$1.9b - Mex$779m) (Based on the trailing twelve months to March 2021).

Thus, Convertidora Industrial. de has an ROCE of 19%. In absolute terms, that's a satisfactory return, but compared to the Packaging industry average of 8.9% it's much better.

See our latest analysis for Convertidora Industrial. de

In the above chart we have measured Convertidora Industrial. de's prior ROCE against its prior performance, but the future is arguably more important. If you'd like, you can check out the forecasts from the analysts covering Convertidora Industrial. de here for free.

What The Trend Of ROCE Can Tell Us

Convertidora Industrial. de has not disappointed with their ROCE growth. The figures show that over the last five years, ROCE has grown 197% whilst employing roughly the same amount of capital. So our take on this is that the business has increased efficiencies to generate these higher returns, all the while not needing to make any additional investments. It's worth looking deeper into this though because while it's great that the business is more efficient, it might also mean that going forward the areas to invest internally for the organic growth are lacking.

Another thing to note, Convertidora Industrial. de has a high ratio of current liabilities to total assets of 41%. This effectively means that suppliers (or short-term creditors) are funding a large portion of the business, so just be aware that this can introduce some elements of risk. Ideally we'd like to see this reduce as that would mean fewer obligations bearing risks.

The Bottom Line On Convertidora Industrial. de's ROCE

To sum it up, Convertidora Industrial. de is collecting higher returns from the same amount of capital, and that's impressive. Given the stock has declined 34% in the last five years, this could be a good investment if the valuation and other metrics are also appealing. So researching this company further and determining whether or not these trends will continue seems justified.

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