Provision Information Co.,LTD's (GTSM:6590) Stock Is Going Strong: Is the Market Following Fundamentals?

Provision InformationLTD (GTSM:6590) has had a great run on the share market with its stock up by a significant 13% over the last three months. Given that the market rewards strong financials in the long-term, we wonder if that is the case in this instance. Particularly, we will be paying attention to Provision InformationLTD's ROE today.

Return on Equity or ROE is a test of how effectively a company is growing its value and managing investors’ money. In short, ROE shows the profit each dollar generates with respect to its shareholder investments.

Check out our latest analysis for Provision InformationLTD

How Is ROE Calculated?

Return on equity 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 Provision InformationLTD is:

17% = NT$78m ÷ NT$453m (Based on the trailing twelve months to September 2020).

The 'return' refers to a company's earnings over the last year. That means that for every NT$1 worth of shareholders' equity, the company generated NT$0.17 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. Depending on how much of these profits the company reinvests or "retains", and how effectively it does so, we are then able to assess a company’s earnings growth potential. Generally speaking, other things being equal, firms with a high return on equity and profit retention, have a higher growth rate than firms that don’t share these attributes.

Provision InformationLTD's Earnings Growth And 17% ROE

At first glance, Provision InformationLTD seems to have a decent ROE. Further, the company's ROE is similar to the industry average of 17%. Consequently, this likely laid the ground for the impressive net income growth of 29% seen over the past five years by Provision InformationLTD. However, there could also be other drivers behind this growth. For instance, the company has a low payout ratio or is being managed efficiently.

We then compared Provision InformationLTD's net income growth with the industry and we're pleased to see that the company's growth figure is higher when compared with the industry which has a growth rate of 19% in the same period.

Earnings growth is an important metric to consider when valuing a stock. What investors need to determine next is if the expected earnings growth, or the lack of it, is already built into the share price. This then helps them determine if the stock is placed for a bright or bleak future. If you're wondering about Provision InformationLTD's's valuation, check out this gauge of its price-to-earnings ratio, as compared to its industry.

Is Provision InformationLTD Making Efficient Use Of Its Profits?

The high three-year median payout ratio of 70% (implying that it keeps only 30% of profits) for Provision InformationLTD suggests that the company's growth wasn't really hampered despite it returning most of the earnings to its shareholders.

Additionally, Provision InformationLTD has paid dividends over a period of four years which means that the company is pretty serious about sharing its profits with shareholders.

Summary

In total, we are pretty happy with Provision InformationLTD's performance. We are particularly impressed by the considerable earnings growth posted by the company, which was likely backed by its high ROE. While the company is paying out most of its earnings as dividends, it has been able to grow its earnings in spite of it, so that's probably a good sign. Up till now, we've only made a short study of the company's growth data. You can do your own research on Provision InformationLTD 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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