Taisun Int'l (Holding) Corporation's (TPE:8480) Stock Has Fared Decently: Is the Market Following Strong Financials?

Most readers would already know that Taisun Int'l (Holding)'s (TPE:8480) stock increased by 2.1% over the past week. Since the market usually pay for a company’s long-term financial health, we decided to study the company’s fundamentals to see if they could be influencing the market. In this article, we decided to focus on Taisun Int'l (Holding)'s ROE.

ROE or return on equity is a useful tool to assess how effectively a company can generate returns on the investment it received from its shareholders. In other words, it is a profitability ratio which measures the rate of return on the capital provided by the company's shareholders.

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How To Calculate Return On Equity?

ROE 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 Taisun Int'l (Holding) is:

23% = NT$394m ÷ NT$1.7b (Based on the trailing twelve months to September 2020).

The 'return' is the yearly profit. One way to conceptualize this is that for each NT$1 of shareholders' capital it has, the company made NT$0.23 in profit.

Why Is ROE Important For Earnings Growth?

Thus far, we have learned that ROE measures how efficiently a company is generating its profits. Based on how much of its profits the company chooses to reinvest or "retain", we are then able to evaluate a company's future ability to generate profits. Assuming all else is equal, companies that have both a higher return on equity and higher profit retention are usually the ones that have a higher growth rate when compared to companies that don't have the same features.

Taisun Int'l (Holding)'s Earnings Growth And 23% ROE

To begin with, Taisun Int'l (Holding) has a pretty high ROE which is interesting. Additionally, the company's ROE is higher compared to the industry average of 15% which is quite remarkable. This probably laid the groundwork for Taisun Int'l (Holding)'s moderate 8.6% net income growth seen over the past five years.

As a next step, we compared Taisun Int'l (Holding)'s net income growth with the industry and found that the company has a similar growth figure when compared with the industry average growth rate of 9.1% in the same period.

The basis for attaching value to a company is, to a great extent, tied to its earnings growth. The investor should try to establish if the expected growth or decline in earnings, whichever the case may be, is priced in. By doing so, they will have an idea if the stock is headed into clear blue waters or if swampy waters await. One good indicator of expected earnings growth is the P/E ratio which determines the price the market is willing to pay for a stock based on its earnings prospects. So, you may want to check if Taisun Int'l (Holding) is trading on a high P/E or a low P/E, relative to its industry.

Is Taisun Int'l (Holding) Making Efficient Use Of Its Profits?

Taisun Int'l (Holding) has a significant three-year median payout ratio of 63%, meaning that it is left with only 37% to reinvest into its business. This implies that the company has been able to achieve decent earnings growth despite returning most of its profits to shareholders.

Besides, Taisun Int'l (Holding) has been paying dividends over a period of four years. This shows that the company is committed to sharing profits with its shareholders.

Summary

In total, we are pretty happy with Taisun Int'l (Holding)'s performance. In particular, its high ROE is quite noteworthy and also the probable explanation behind its considerable earnings growth. Yet, the company is retaining a small portion of its profits. Which means that the company has been able to grow its earnings in spite of it, so that's not too bad. Until now, we have only just grazed the surface of the company's past performance by looking at the company's fundamentals. You can do your own research on Taisun Int'l (Holding) and see how it has performed in the past by looking at this FREE detailed graph of past earnings, revenue and cash flows.

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