Betsson (STO:BETS B) Looks To Prolong Its Impressive Returns

If we want to find a potential multi-bagger, often there are underlying trends that can provide clues. One common approach is to try and find a company with returns on capital employed (ROCE) that are increasing, in conjunction with a growing amount of capital employed. Ultimately, this demonstrates that it's a business that is reinvesting profits at increasing rates of return. Ergo, when we looked at the ROCE trends at Betsson (STO:BETS B), we liked what we saw.

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

Just to clarify if you're unsure, ROCE is a metric for evaluating how much pre-tax income (in percentage terms) a company earns on the capital invested in its business. To calculate this metric for Betsson, this is the formula:

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

0.25 = kr1.4b ÷ (kr9.1b - kr3.3b) (Based on the trailing twelve months to September 2021).

Thus, Betsson has an ROCE of 25%. In absolute terms that's a great return and it's even better than the Hospitality industry average of 16%.

View our latest analysis for Betsson

In the above chart we have measured Betsson's prior ROCE against its prior performance, but the future is arguably more important. If you'd like, you can check out the forecasts from the analysts covering Betsson here for free.

The Trend Of ROCE

In terms of Betsson's history of ROCE, it's quite impressive. The company has consistently earned 25% for the last five years, and the capital employed within the business has risen 42% in that time. Returns like this are the envy of most businesses and given it has repeatedly reinvested at these rates, that's even better. If Betsson can keep this up, we'd be very optimistic about its future.

Our Take On Betsson's ROCE

Betsson has demonstrated its proficiency by generating high returns on increasing amounts of capital employed, which we're thrilled about. However, despite the favorable fundamentals, the stock has fallen 25% over the last five years, so there might be an opportunity here for astute investors. For that reason, savvy investors might want to look further into this company in case it's a prime investment.

Since virtually every company faces some risks, it's worth knowing what they are, and we've spotted 3 warning signs for Betsson (of which 1 doesn't sit too well with us!) that you should know about.

If you want to search for more stocks that have been earning high returns, check out this free list of stocks with solid balance sheets that are also earning high returns on equity.

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