Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings) Ltd.'s (SGX:BS6) Stock Is Going Strong: Is the Market Following Fundamentals?

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings)'s (SGX:BS6) stock is up by a considerable 38% over the past three months. 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 Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings)'s ROE.

Return on Equity or ROE is a test of how effectively a company is growing its value and managing investors’ money. 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?

Return on equity can be calculated by using the formula:

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

So, based on the above formula, the ROE for Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings) is:

28% = CN¥7.8b ÷ CN¥28b (Based on the trailing twelve months to June 2025).

The 'return' is the amount earned after tax over the last twelve months. One way to conceptualize this is that for each SGD1 of shareholders' capital it has, the company made SGD0.28 in profit.

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What Has ROE Got To Do With Earnings Growth?

So far, we've learned that ROE is a measure of a company's profitability. Depending on how much of these profits the company reinvests or "retains", and how effectively it does so, we are then able to assess a company’s earnings growth potential. Generally speaking, other things being equal, firms with a high return on equity and profit retention, have a higher growth rate than firms that don’t share these attributes.

A Side By Side comparison of Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings)'s Earnings Growth And 28% ROE

First thing first, we like that Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings) has an impressive ROE. Additionally, the company's ROE is higher compared to the industry average of 7.4% which is quite remarkable. As a result, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings)'s exceptional 27% net income growth seen over the past five years, doesn't come as a surprise.

As a next step, we compared Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings)'s net income growth with the industry, and pleasingly, we found that the growth seen by the company is higher than the average industry growth of 11%.

Earnings growth is a huge factor in stock valuation. 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. If you're wondering about Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings)'s's valuation, check out this gauge of its price-to-earnings ratio, as compared to its industry.

Is Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings) Using Its Retained Earnings Effectively?

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings)'s three-year median payout ratio is a pretty moderate 33%, meaning the company retains 67% of its income. So it seems that Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings) is reinvesting efficiently in a way that it sees impressive growth in its earnings (discussed above) and pays a dividend that's well covered.

Moreover, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings) is determined to keep sharing its profits with shareholders which we infer from its long history of paying a dividend for at least ten years. Upon studying the latest analysts' consensus data, we found that the company's future payout ratio is expected to rise to 42% over the next three years. However, the company's ROE is not expected to change by much despite the higher expected payout ratio.

Summary

On the whole, we feel that Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings)'s performance has been quite good. Specifically, we like that the company is reinvesting a huge chunk of its profits at a high rate of return. This of course has caused the company to see substantial growth in its earnings. With that said, the latest industry analyst forecasts reveal that the company's earnings growth is expected to slow down. To know more about the latest analysts predictions for the company, check out this visualization of analyst forecasts for the company.

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