Yahoo Finance Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) (LON:EOG) Is Experiencing Growth In Returns On Capital
To find a multi-bagger stock, what are the underlying trends we should look for in a business? In a perfect world, we'd like to see a company investing more capital into its business and ideally the returns earned from that capital are also increasing. 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 Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) (LON:EOG) so let's look a bit deeper.
Understanding Return On Capital Employed (ROCE)
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. To calculate this metric for Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings), this is the formula:
Return on Capital Employed = Earnings Before Interest and Tax (EBIT) ÷ (Total Assets - Current Liabilities)
0.062 = UK£917k ÷ (UK£16m - UK£781k) (Based on the trailing twelve months to July 2023).
So, Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) has an ROCE of 6.2%. Ultimately, that's a low return and it under-performs the Oil and Gas industry average of 11%.
See our latest analysis for Europa Oil & Gas (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 Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings)'s past further, check out this free graph of past earnings, revenue and cash flow.
The Trend Of ROCE
We're delighted to see that Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) is reaping rewards from its investments and is now generating some pre-tax profits. Shareholders would no doubt be pleased with this because the business was loss-making five years ago but is is now generating 6.2% on its capital. Not only that, but the company is utilizing 96% more capital than before, but that's to be expected from a company trying to break into profitability. This can tell us that the company has plenty of reinvestment opportunities that are able to generate higher returns.
The Key Takeaway
In summary, it's great to see that Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) has managed to break into profitability and is continuing to reinvest in its business. Given the stock has declined 68% in the last five years, this could be a good investment if the valuation and other metrics are also appealing. With that in mind, we believe the promising trends warrant this stock for further investigation.
Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) does have some risks though, and we've spotted 2 warning signs for Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) that you might be interested in.
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