The Trend Of High Returns At ESOTIQ & Henderson (WSE:EAH) Has Us Very Interested

If you're looking for a multi-bagger, there's a few things to keep an eye out for. Amongst other things, we'll want to see two things; firstly, a growing return on capital employed (ROCE) and secondly, an expansion in the company's 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. With that in mind, the ROCE of ESOTIQ & Henderson (WSE:EAH) looks great, so lets see what the trend can tell us.

Return On Capital Employed (ROCE): What is it?

If you haven't worked with ROCE before, it measures the 'return' (pre-tax profit) a company generates from capital employed in its business. To calculate this metric for ESOTIQ & Henderson, this is the formula:

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

0.20 = zł20m ÷ (zł143m - zł47m) (Based on the trailing twelve months to September 2021).

Therefore, ESOTIQ & Henderson has an ROCE of 20%. In absolute terms that's a very respectable return and compared to the Luxury industry average of 22% it's pretty much on par.

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While the past is not representative of the future, it can be helpful to know how a company has performed historically, which is why we have this chart above. If you're interested in investigating ESOTIQ & Henderson's past further, check out this free graph of past earnings, revenue and cash flow.

What Does the ROCE Trend For ESOTIQ & Henderson Tell Us?

ESOTIQ & Henderson has recently broken into profitability so their prior investments seem to be paying off. About five years ago the company was generating losses but things have turned around because it's now earning 20% on its capital. Not only that, but the company is utilizing 70% more capital than before, but that's to be expected from a company trying to break into profitability. We like this trend, because it tells us the company has profitable reinvestment opportunities available to it, and if it continues going forward that can lead to a multi-bagger performance.

On a related note, the company's ratio of current liabilities to total assets has decreased to 33%, which basically reduces it's funding from the likes of short-term creditors or suppliers. So shareholders would be pleased that the growth in returns has mostly come from underlying business performance.

The Key Takeaway

In summary, it's great to see that ESOTIQ & Henderson has managed to break into profitability and is continuing to reinvest in its business. And a remarkable 322% total return over the last five years tells us that investors are expecting more good things to come in the future. So given the stock has proven it has promising trends, it's worth researching the company further to see if these trends are likely to persist.

Like most companies, ESOTIQ & Henderson does come with some risks, and we've found 2 warning signs that you should be aware of.

ESOTIQ & Henderson is not the only stock earning high returns. If you'd like to see more, check out our free list of companies earning high returns on equity with solid fundamentals.

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