There's Been No Shortage Of Growth Recently For Mintra Holding's (OB:MNTR) Returns On Capital

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. Put simply, these types of businesses are compounding machines, meaning they are continually reinvesting their earnings at ever-higher rates of return. So on that note, Mintra Holding (OB:MNTR) looks quite promising in regards to its trends of return on capital.

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 Mintra Holding:

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

0.062 = kr51m ÷ (kr1.1b - kr244m) (Based on the trailing twelve months to December 2022).

So, Mintra Holding has an ROCE of 6.2%. Even though it's in line with the industry average of 6.2%, it's still a low return by itself.

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In the above chart we have measured Mintra Holding's prior ROCE against its prior performance, but the future is arguably more important. If you're interested, you can view the analysts predictions in our free report on analyst forecasts for the company.

SWOT Analysis for Mintra Holding

What The Trend Of ROCE Can Tell Us

Mintra Holding has recently broken into profitability so their prior investments seem to be paying off. Shareholders would no doubt be pleased with this because the business was loss-making four years ago but is is now generating 6.2% on its capital. And unsurprisingly, like most companies trying to break into the black, Mintra Holding is utilizing 198% more capital than it was four years ago. This can tell us that the company has plenty of reinvestment opportunities that are able to generate higher returns.

In another part of our analysis, we noticed that the company's ratio of current liabilities to total assets decreased to 23%, which broadly means the business is relying less on its suppliers or short-term creditors to fund its operations. Therefore we can rest assured that the growth in ROCE is a result of the business' fundamental improvements, rather than a cooking class featuring this company's books.

In Conclusion...

To the delight of most shareholders, Mintra Holding has now broken into profitability. Since the stock has only returned 3.0% to shareholders over the last year, the promising fundamentals may not be recognized yet by investors. So with that in mind, we think the stock deserves further research.

On a final note, we found 2 warning signs for Mintra Holding (1 shouldn't be ignored) you should be aware of.

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