Does Aquis Entertainment (ASX:AQS) Have The DNA Of A Multi-Bagger?

If you're looking for a multi-bagger, there's a few things to keep an eye out for. 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. Ultimately, this demonstrates that it's a business that is reinvesting profits at increasing rates of return. So when we looked at the ROCE trend of Aquis Entertainment (ASX:AQS) we really liked what we saw.

Understanding Return On Capital Employed (ROCE)

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. To calculate this metric for Aquis Entertainment, this is the formula:

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

0.21 = AU$3.0m ÷ (AU$19m - AU$4.4m) (Based on the trailing twelve months to December 2020).

So, Aquis Entertainment has an ROCE of 21%. That's a fantastic return and not only that, it outpaces the average of 7.7% earned by companies in a similar industry.

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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'd like to look at how Aquis Entertainment has performed in the past in other metrics, you can view this free graph of past earnings, revenue and cash flow.

So How Is Aquis Entertainment's ROCE Trending?

Shareholders will be relieved that Aquis Entertainment has broken into profitability. The company now earns 21% on its capital, because five years ago it was incurring losses. On top of that, what's interesting is that the amount of capital being employed has remained steady, so the business hasn't needed to put any additional money to work to generate these higher returns. With no noticeable increase in capital employed, it's worth knowing what the company plans on doing going forward in regards to reinvesting and growing the business. After all, a company can only become a long term multi-bagger if it continually reinvests in itself at high rates of return.

The Key Takeaway

To sum it up, Aquis Entertainment is collecting higher returns from the same amount of capital, and that's impressive. And a remarkable 650% total return over the last five years tells us that investors are expecting more good things to come in the future. With that being said, we still think the promising fundamentals mean the company deserves some further due diligence.

One final note, you should learn about the 4 warning signs we've spotted with Aquis Entertainment (including 3 which are a bit concerning) .

If you'd like to see other companies earning high returns, check out our free list of companies earning high returns with solid balance sheets here.

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