Capital Investments At Jarir Marketing (TADAWUL:4190) Point To A Promising Future

If we want to find a stock that could multiply over the long term, what are the underlying trends we should look for? Firstly, we'd want to identify a growing return on capital employed (ROCE) and then alongside that, an ever-increasing base of capital employed. This shows us that it's a compounding machine, able to continually reinvest its earnings back into the business and generate higher returns. With that in mind, the ROCE of Jarir Marketing (TADAWUL:4190) looks attractive right now, so lets see what the trend of returns can tell us.

Understanding 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. To calculate this metric for Jarir Marketing, this is the formula:

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

0.45 = ر.س1.1b ÷ (ر.س4.0b - ر.س1.6b) (Based on the trailing twelve months to March 2021).

So, Jarir Marketing has an ROCE of 45%. In absolute terms that's a great return and it's even better than the Specialty Retail industry average of 10%.

View our latest analysis for Jarir Marketing

Above you can see how the current ROCE for Jarir Marketing compares to its prior returns on capital, but there's only so much you can tell from the past. If you'd like, you can check out the forecasts from the analysts covering Jarir Marketing here for free.

The Trend Of ROCE

We'd be pretty happy with returns on capital like Jarir Marketing. The company has consistently earned 45% for the last five years, and the capital employed within the business has risen 52% in that time. Now considering ROCE is an attractive 45%, this combination is actually pretty appealing because it means the business can consistently put money to work and generate these high returns. You'll see this when looking at well operated businesses or favorable business models.

In Conclusion...

In summary, we're delighted to see that Jarir Marketing has been compounding returns by reinvesting at consistently high rates of return, as these are common traits of a multi-bagger. And the stock has done incredibly well with a 216% return over the last five years, so long term investors are no doubt ecstatic with that result. So while the positive underlying trends may be accounted for by investors, we still think this stock is worth looking into further.

One more thing to note, we've identified 1 warning sign with Jarir Marketing and understanding it should be part of your investment process.

If you'd like to see other companies earning high returns, check out our free list of companies earning high returns with solid balance sheets here.

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