Evertop Wire Cable (TWSE:1616) Is Doing The Right Things To Multiply Its Share Price

There are a few key trends to look for if we want to identify the next multi-bagger. Typically, we'll want to notice a trend of growing return on capital employed (ROCE) and alongside that, an expanding base of capital employed. Put simply, these types of businesses are compounding machines, meaning they are continually reinvesting their earnings at ever-higher rates of return. With that in mind, we've noticed some promising trends at Evertop Wire Cable (TWSE:1616) so let's look a bit deeper.

Return On Capital Employed (ROCE): What Is It?

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 Evertop Wire Cable, this is the formula:

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

0.13 = NT$250m ÷ (NT$4.2b - NT$2.3b) (Based on the trailing twelve months to September 2024).

So, Evertop Wire Cable has an ROCE of 13%. On its own, that's a standard return, however it's much better than the 8.2% generated by the Electrical industry.

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Historical performance is a great place to start when researching a stock so above you can see the gauge for Evertop Wire Cable's ROCE against it's prior returns. If you're interested in investigating Evertop Wire Cable's past further, check out this free graph covering Evertop Wire Cable's past earnings, revenue and cash flow.

The Trend Of ROCE

Shareholders will be relieved that Evertop Wire Cable has broken into profitability. While the business was unprofitable in the past, it's now turned things around and is earning 13% on its capital. Interestingly, the capital employed by the business has remained relatively flat, so these higher returns are either from prior investments paying off or increased efficiencies. With no noticeable increase in capital employed, it's worth knowing what the company plans on doing going forward in regards to reinvesting and growing the business. Because in the end, a business can only get so efficient.

On a side note, Evertop Wire Cable's current liabilities are still rather high at 54% of total assets. This can bring about some risks because the company is basically operating with a rather large reliance on its suppliers or other sorts of short-term creditors. Ideally we'd like to see this reduce as that would mean fewer obligations bearing risks.

The Bottom Line

To bring it all together, Evertop Wire Cable has done well to increase the returns it's generating from its capital employed. Since the stock has returned a staggering 308% to shareholders over the last five years, it looks like investors are recognizing these changes. Therefore, we think it would be worth your time to check if these trends are going to continue.

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