Capital Investment Trends At 11 bit studios (WSE:11B) Look Strong

If you're looking for a multi-bagger, there's a few things to keep an eye out for. Ideally, a business will show two trends; firstly a growing return on capital employed (ROCE) and secondly, an increasing 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. With that in mind, the ROCE of 11 bit studios (WSE:11B) looks attractive right now, so lets see what the trend of returns can tell us.

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What Is Return On Capital Employed (ROCE)?

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. The formula for this calculation on 11 bit studios is:

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

0.22 = zł62m ÷ (zł320m - zł31m) (Based on the trailing twelve months to September 2024).

Therefore, 11 bit studios has an ROCE of 22%. In absolute terms that's a great return and it's even better than the Entertainment industry average of 15%.

Check out our latest analysis for 11 bit studios

Above you can see how the current ROCE for 11 bit studios compares to its prior returns on capital, but there's only so much you can tell from the past. If you'd like to see what analysts are forecasting going forward, you should check out our free analyst report for 11 bit studios .

How Are Returns Trending?

We'd be pretty happy with returns on capital like 11 bit studios. The company has employed 145% more capital in the last five years, and the returns on that capital have remained stable at 22%. Returns like this are the envy of most businesses and given it has repeatedly reinvested at these rates, that's even better. You'll see this when looking at well operated businesses or favorable business models.

The Bottom Line

In summary, we're delighted to see that 11 bit studios has been compounding returns by reinvesting at consistently high rates of return, as these are common traits of a multi-bagger. However, despite the favorable fundamentals, the stock has fallen 48% 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 11 bit studios that you might find interesting.

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