Stadio Holdings (JSE:SDO) Is Doing The Right Things To Multiply Its Share Price

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. This shows us that it's a compounding machine, able to continually reinvest its earnings back into the business and generate higher returns. With that in mind, we've noticed some promising trends at Stadio Holdings (JSE:SDO) so let's look a bit deeper.

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

Just to clarify if you're unsure, ROCE is a metric for evaluating how much pre-tax income (in percentage terms) a company earns on the capital invested in its business. The formula for this calculation on Stadio Holdings is:

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

0.12 = R230m ÷ (R2.3b - R440m) (Based on the trailing twelve months to June 2021).

Thus, Stadio Holdings has an ROCE of 12%. In absolute terms, that's a pretty standard return but compared to the Consumer Services industry average it falls behind.

View our latest analysis for Stadio Holdings

While the past is not representative of the future, it can be helpful to know how a company has performed historically, which is why we have this chart above. If you're interested in investigating Stadio Holdings' past further, check out this free graph of past earnings, revenue and cash flow.

So How Is Stadio Holdings' ROCE Trending?

We like the trends that we're seeing from Stadio Holdings. The numbers show that in the last four years, the returns generated on capital employed have grown considerably to 12%. Basically the business is earning more per dollar of capital invested and in addition to that, 145% more capital is being employed now too. So we're very much inspired by what we're seeing at Stadio Holdings thanks to its ability to profitably reinvest capital.

The Bottom Line On Stadio Holdings' ROCE

To sum it up, Stadio Holdings has proven it can reinvest in the business and generate higher returns on that capital employed, which is terrific. And given the stock has remained rather flat over the last three years, there might be an opportunity here if other metrics are strong. So researching this company further and determining whether or not these trends will continue seems justified.

One more thing: We've identified 2 warning signs with Stadio Holdings (at least 1 which is concerning) , and understanding them would certainly be useful.

While Stadio Holdings may not currently earn the highest returns, we've compiled a list of companies that currently earn more than 25% return on equity. Check out this free list here.

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