Has ANJI Technology (TPE:6477) Got What It Takes To Become A Multi-Bagger?

Finding a business that has the potential to grow substantially is not easy, but it is possible if we look at a few key financial metrics. One common approach is to try and find a company with returns on capital employed (ROCE) that are increasing, in conjunction with a growing amount 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. However, after investigating ANJI Technology (TPE:6477), we don't think it's current trends fit the mold of a multi-bagger.

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

For those that aren't sure what ROCE is, it measures the amount of pre-tax profits a company can generate from the capital employed in its business. The formula for this calculation on ANJI Technology is:

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

0.083 = NT$328m ÷ (NT$5.3b - NT$1.3b) (Based on the trailing twelve months to September 2020).

Thus, ANJI Technology has an ROCE of 8.3%. In absolute terms, that's a low return and it also under-performs the Semiconductor industry average of 11%.

View our latest analysis for ANJI Technology

In the above chart we have measured ANJI Technology's prior ROCE against its prior performance, but the future is arguably more important. If you're interested, you can view the analysts predictions in our free report on analyst forecasts for the company.

So How Is ANJI Technology's ROCE Trending?

There are better returns on capital out there than what we're seeing at ANJI Technology. Over the past five years, ROCE has remained relatively flat at around 8.3% and the business has deployed 94% more capital into its operations. This poor ROCE doesn't inspire confidence right now, and with the increase in capital employed, it's evident that the business isn't deploying the funds into high return investments.

The Key Takeaway

Long story short, while ANJI Technology has been reinvesting its capital, the returns that it's generating haven't increased. Yet to long term shareholders the stock has gifted them an incredible 220% return in the last five years, so the market appears to be rosy about its future. Ultimately, if the underlying trends persist, we wouldn't hold our breath on it being a multi-bagger going forward.

ANJI Technology does have some risks, we noticed 2 warning signs (and 1 which is significant) we think you should know about.

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