Does Wistron Information Technology & Services (GTSM:4953) Have The Makings Of A Multi-Bagger?

What are the early trends we should look for to identify a stock that could multiply in value over the long term? Amongst other things, we'll want to see two things; firstly, a growing return on capital employed (ROCE) and secondly, an expansion in the company's amount 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. With that in mind, we've noticed some promising trends at Wistron Information Technology & Services (GTSM:4953) so let's look a bit deeper.

Understanding Return On Capital Employed (ROCE)

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 Wistron Information Technology & Services, this is the formula:

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

0.19 = NT$464m ÷ (NT$3.3b - NT$893m) (Based on the trailing twelve months to September 2020).

So, Wistron Information Technology & Services has an ROCE of 19%. On its own, that's a standard return, however it's much better than the 14% generated by the IT industry.

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In the above chart we have measured Wistron Information Technology & Services' prior ROCE against its prior performance, but the future is arguably more important. If you'd like to see what analysts are forecasting going forward, you should check out our free report for Wistron Information Technology & Services.

What The Trend Of ROCE Can Tell Us

Wistron Information Technology & Services is displaying some positive trends. Over the last five years, returns on capital employed have risen substantially to 19%. The amount of capital employed has increased too, by 104%. The increasing returns on a growing amount of capital is common amongst multi-baggers and that's why we're impressed.

In Conclusion...

All in all, it's terrific to see that Wistron Information Technology & Services is reaping the rewards from prior investments and is growing its capital base. And with the stock having performed exceptionally well over the last five years, these patterns are being accounted for by investors. So given the stock has proven it has promising trends, it's worth researching the company further to see if these trends are likely to persist.

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