Yahoo Finance Investors Could Be Concerned With Floor & Decor Holdings' (NYSE:FND) Returns On Capital
What trends should we look for it we want to identify stocks that can multiply in value over the long term? Firstly, we'll want to see a proven return on capital employed (ROCE) that is increasing, and secondly, an expanding base of capital employed. Basically this means that a company has profitable initiatives that it can continue to reinvest in, which is a trait of a compounding machine. However, after investigating Floor & Decor Holdings (NYSE:FND), we don't think it's current trends fit the mold of a multi-bagger.
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. Analysts use this formula to calculate it for Floor & Decor Holdings:
Return on Capital Employed = Earnings Before Interest and Tax (EBIT) ÷ (Total Assets - Current Liabilities)
0.12 = US$345m ÷ (US$4.2b - US$1.2b) (Based on the trailing twelve months to June 2022).
Thus, Floor & Decor Holdings has an ROCE of 12%. In isolation, that's a pretty standard return but against the Specialty Retail industry average of 18%, it's not as good.
View our latest analysis for Floor & Decor Holdings
In the above chart we have measured Floor & Decor Holdings' prior ROCE against its prior performance, but the future is arguably more important. If you're interested, you can view the analysts predictions in our free report on analyst forecasts for the company.
The Trend Of ROCE
When we looked at the ROCE trend at Floor & Decor Holdings, we didn't gain much confidence. To be more specific, ROCE has fallen from 16% over the last five years. However, given capital employed and revenue have both increased it appears that the business is currently pursuing growth, at the consequence of short term returns. If these investments prove successful, this can bode very well for long term stock performance.
What We Can Learn From Floor & Decor Holdings' ROCE
In summary, despite lower returns in the short term, we're encouraged to see that Floor & Decor Holdings is reinvesting for growth and has higher sales as a result. And the stock has followed suit returning a meaningful 81% to shareholders over the last five years. So should these growth trends continue, we'd be optimistic on the stock going forward.
One more thing: We've identified 2 warning signs with Floor & Decor Holdings (at least 1 which is potentially serious) , and understanding these would certainly be useful.
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