Yahoo Finance Here's What's Concerning About Domino's Pizza Group's (LON:DOM) Returns On Capital
If you're looking for a multi-bagger, there's a few things to keep an eye out for. Firstly, we'd want to identify a growing return on capital employed (ROCE) and then alongside that, an ever-increasing base of capital employed. Ultimately, this demonstrates that it's a business that is reinvesting profits at increasing rates of return. So while Domino's Pizza Group (LON:DOM) has a high ROCE right now, lets see what we can decipher from how returns are changing.
What Is 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. The formula for this calculation on Domino's Pizza Group is:
Return on Capital Employed = Earnings Before Interest and Tax (EBIT) ÷ (Total Assets - Current Liabilities)
0.26 = UK£102m ÷ (UK£521m - UK£129m) (Based on the trailing twelve months to December 2022).
So, Domino's Pizza Group has an ROCE of 26%. That's a fantastic return and not only that, it outpaces the average of 6.5% earned by companies in a similar industry.
See our latest analysis for Domino's Pizza Group
Above you can see how the current ROCE for Domino's Pizza Group compares to its prior returns on capital, but there's only so much you can tell from the past. If you'd like, you can check out the forecasts from the analysts covering Domino's Pizza Group here for free.
How Are Returns Trending?
On the surface, the trend of ROCE at Domino's Pizza Group doesn't inspire confidence. While it's comforting that the ROCE is high, five years ago it was 37%. However it looks like Domino's Pizza Group might be reinvesting for long term growth because while capital employed has increased, the company's sales haven't changed much in the last 12 months. It's worth keeping an eye on the company's earnings from here on to see if these investments do end up contributing to the bottom line.
On a related note, Domino's Pizza Group has decreased its current liabilities to 25% of total assets. That could partly explain why the ROCE has dropped. Effectively this means their suppliers or short-term creditors are funding less of the business, which reduces some elements of risk. Some would claim this reduces the business' efficiency at generating ROCE since it is now funding more of the operations with its own money.
In Conclusion...
In summary, Domino's Pizza Group is reinvesting funds back into the business for growth but unfortunately it looks like sales haven't increased much just yet. Additionally, the stock's total return to shareholders over the last five years has been flat, which isn't too surprising. In any case, the stock doesn't have these traits of a multi-bagger discussed above, so if that's what you're looking for, we think you'd have more luck elsewhere.
One more thing: We've identified 3 warning signs with Domino's Pizza Group (at least 1 which is a bit unpleasant) , and understanding these would certainly be useful.
Domino's Pizza Group is not the only stock earning high returns. If you'd like to see more, check out our free list of companies earning high returns on equity with solid fundamentals.
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