The Trend Of High Returns At RVRC Holding (STO:RVRC) Has Us Very Interested

If we want to find a stock that could multiply over the long term, what are the underlying trends we should look for? Ideally, a business will show two trends; firstly a growing return on capital employed (ROCE) and secondly, an increasing amount 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 RVRC Holding (STO:RVRC) looks great, so lets see what the trend can tell us.

Understanding Return On Capital Employed (ROCE)

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 RVRC Holding, this is the formula:

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

0.26 = kr319m ÷ (kr1.6b - kr363m) (Based on the trailing twelve months to September 2022).

So, RVRC Holding has an ROCE of 26%. In absolute terms that's a great return and it's even better than the Specialty Retail industry average of 10%.

Our analysis indicates that RVRC is potentially undervalued!

Above you can see how the current ROCE for RVRC Holding compares to its prior returns on capital, but there's only so much you can tell from the past. If you're interested, you can view the analysts predictions in our free report on analyst forecasts for the company.

What Does the ROCE Trend For RVRC Holding Tell Us?

RVRC Holding is displaying some positive trends. Over the last four years, returns on capital employed have risen substantially to 26%. The amount of capital employed has increased too, by 45%. The increasing returns on a growing amount of capital is common amongst multi-baggers and that's why we're impressed.

For the record though, there was a noticeable increase in the company's current liabilities over the period, so we would attribute some of the ROCE growth to that. Essentially the business now has suppliers or short-term creditors funding about 23% of its operations, which isn't ideal. It's worth keeping an eye on this because as the percentage of current liabilities to total assets increases, some aspects of risk also increase.

In Conclusion...

To sum it up, RVRC Holding has proven it can reinvest in the business and generate higher returns on that capital employed, which is terrific. And since the stock has fallen 64% over the last year, there might be an opportunity here. So researching this company further and determining whether or not these trends will continue seems justified.

One more thing: We've identified 2 warning signs with RVRC Holding (at least 1 which can't be ignored) , and understanding these would certainly be useful.

RVRC Holding 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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