We Like HIM International Music's (GTSM:8446) Returns And Here's How They're Trending

If you're looking for a multi-bagger, there's a few things to keep an eye out for. Firstly, we'd want to identify a growing return on capital employed (ROCE) and then alongside that, an ever-increasing base of capital employed. Basically this means that a company has profitable initiatives that it can continue to reinvest in, which is a trait of a compounding machine. So when we looked at the ROCE trend of HIM International Music (GTSM:8446) we really liked what we saw.

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

If you haven't worked with ROCE before, it measures the 'return' (pre-tax profit) a company generates from capital employed in its business. Analysts use this formula to calculate it for HIM International Music:

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

0.41 = NT$608m ÷ (NT$2.9b - NT$1.4b) (Based on the trailing twelve months to September 2020).

So, HIM International Music has an ROCE of 41%. In absolute terms that's a great return and it's even better than the Entertainment industry average of 20%.

See our latest analysis for HIM International Music

In the above chart we have measured HIM International Music'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 HIM International Music here for free.

What Can We Tell From HIM International Music's ROCE Trend?

HIM International Music's ROCE growth is quite impressive. Looking at the data, we can see that even though capital employed in the business has remained relatively flat, the ROCE generated has risen by 174% over the last five years. So our take on this is that the business has increased efficiencies to generate these higher returns, all the while not needing to make any additional investments. The company is doing well in that sense, and it's worth investigating what the management team has planned for long term growth prospects.

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. The current liabilities has increased to 49% of total assets, so the business is now more funded by the likes of its suppliers or short-term creditors. Given it's pretty high ratio, we'd remind investors that having current liabilities at those levels can bring about some risks in certain businesses.

In Conclusion...

To sum it up, HIM International Music is collecting higher returns from the same amount of capital, and that's impressive. And investors seem to expect more of this going forward, since the stock has rewarded shareholders with a 78% return over the last five years. In light of that, we think it's worth looking further into this stock because if HIM International Music can keep these trends up, it could have a bright future ahead.

One more thing to note, we've identified 2 warning signs with HIM International Music and understanding these should be part of your investment process.

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