Siem Offshore (OB:SIOFF) Might Have The Makings Of A Multi-Bagger

If you're looking for a multi-bagger, there's a few things to keep an eye out for. One common approach is to try and find a company with returns on capital employed (ROCE) that are increasing, in conjunction with a growing amount 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. So when we looked at Siem Offshore (OB:SIOFF) and its trend of ROCE, we really liked what we saw.

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. Analysts use this formula to calculate it for Siem Offshore:

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

0.029 = US$29m ÷ (US$1.1b - US$133m) (Based on the trailing twelve months to June 2021).

So, Siem Offshore has an ROCE of 2.9%. On its own that's a low return on capital but it's in line with the industry's average returns of 2.9%.

See our latest analysis for Siem Offshore

Historical performance is a great place to start when researching a stock so above you can see the gauge for Siem Offshore's ROCE against it's prior returns. If you're interested in investigating Siem Offshore's past further, check out this free graph of past earnings, revenue and cash flow.

What The Trend Of ROCE Can Tell Us

It's great to see that Siem Offshore has started to generate some pre-tax earnings from prior investments. While the business is profitable now, it used to be incurring losses on invested capital five years ago. In regards to capital employed, Siem Offshore is using 49% less capital than it was five years ago, which on the surface, can indicate that the business has become more efficient at generating these returns. The reduction could indicate that the company is selling some assets, and considering returns are up, they appear to be selling the right ones.

In Conclusion...

In the end, Siem Offshore has proven it's capital allocation skills are good with those higher returns from less amount of capital. Although the company may be facing some issues elsewhere since the stock has plunged 98% in the last five years. Regardless, we think the underlying fundamentals warrant this stock for further investigation.

Siem Offshore does come with some risks though, we found 5 warning signs in our investment analysis, and 2 of those are a bit concerning...

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