Is 11 bit studios S.A.'s (WSE:11B) Stock's Recent Performance A Reflection Of Its Financial Health?

Most readers would already know that 11 bit studios' (WSE:11B) stock increased by 4.8% over the past week. Given that the market rewards strong financials in the long-term, we wonder if that is the case in this instance. In this article, we decided to focus on 11 bit studios' ROE.

ROE or return on equity is a useful tool to assess how effectively a company can generate returns on the investment it received from its shareholders. In short, ROE shows the profit each dollar generates with respect to its shareholder investments.

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How Do You Calculate Return On Equity?

The formula for return on equity is:

Return on Equity = Net Profit (from continuing operations) ÷ Shareholders' Equity

So, based on the above formula, the ROE for 11 bit studios is:

27% = zł39m ÷ zł145m (Based on the trailing twelve months to June 2020).

The 'return' is the amount earned after tax over the last twelve months. One way to conceptualize this is that for each PLN1 of shareholders' capital it has, the company made PLN0.27 in profit.

What Has ROE Got To Do With Earnings Growth?

We have already established that ROE serves as an efficient profit-generating gauge for a company's future earnings. We now need to evaluate how much profit the company reinvests or "retains" for future growth which then gives us an idea about the growth potential of the company. Assuming everything else remains unchanged, the higher the ROE and profit retention, the higher the growth rate of a company compared to companies that don't necessarily bear these characteristics.

A Side By Side comparison of 11 bit studios' Earnings Growth And 27% ROE

To begin with, 11 bit studios has a pretty high ROE which is interesting. Secondly, even when compared to the industry average of 22% the company's ROE is quite impressive. So, the substantial 25% net income growth seen by 11 bit studios over the past five years isn't overly surprising.

As a next step, we compared 11 bit studios' net income growth with the industry and found that the company has a similar growth figure when compared with the industry average growth rate of 21% in the same period.

The basis for attaching value to a company is, to a great extent, tied to its earnings growth. What investors need to determine next is if the expected earnings growth, or the lack of it, is already built into the share price. This then helps them determine if the stock is placed for a bright or bleak future. Is 11 bit studios fairly valued compared to other companies? These 3 valuation measures might help you decide.

Is 11 bit studios Efficiently Re-investing Its Profits?

Conclusion

Overall, we are quite pleased with 11 bit studios' performance. Particularly, we like that the company is reinvesting heavily into its business, and at a high rate of return. Unsurprisingly, this has led to an impressive earnings growth. On studying current analyst estimates, we found that analysts expect the company to continue its recent growth streak. Are these analysts expectations based on the broad expectations for the industry, or on the company's fundamentals? Click here to be taken to our analyst's forecasts page for the company.

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