Yahoo Finance Returns On Capital Are A Standout For Tigers Realm Coal (ASX:TIG)
If you're looking for a multi-bagger, there's a few things to keep an eye out for. Ideally, a business will show two trends; firstly a growing return on capital employed (ROCE) and secondly, an increasing amount of capital employed. Put simply, these types of businesses are compounding machines, meaning they are continually reinvesting their earnings at ever-higher rates of return. So when we looked at the ROCE trend of Tigers Realm Coal (ASX:TIG) we really liked what we saw.
What Is 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 Tigers Realm Coal:
Return on Capital Employed = Earnings Before Interest and Tax (EBIT) ÷ (Total Assets - Current Liabilities)
0.26 = AU$52m ÷ (AU$245m - AU$44m) (Based on the trailing twelve months to December 2022).
Thus, Tigers Realm Coal has an ROCE of 26%. That's a fantastic return and not only that, it outpaces the average of 11% earned by companies in a similar industry.
Check out our latest analysis for Tigers Realm Coal
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 Tigers Realm Coal has performed in the past in other metrics, you can view this free graph of past earnings, revenue and cash flow.
How Are Returns Trending?
The fact that Tigers Realm Coal is now generating some pre-tax profits from its prior investments is very encouraging. Shareholders would no doubt be pleased with this because the business was loss-making five years ago but is is now generating 26% on its capital. In addition to that, Tigers Realm Coal is employing 868% more capital than previously which is expected of a company that's trying to break into profitability. This can indicate that there's plenty of opportunities to invest capital internally and at ever higher rates, both common traits of a multi-bagger.
Our Take On Tigers Realm Coal's ROCE
To the delight of most shareholders, Tigers Realm Coal has now broken into profitability. Although the company may be facing some issues elsewhere since the stock has plunged 73% in the last five years. In any case, we believe the economic trends of this company are positive and looking into the stock further could prove rewarding.
On a final note, we found 3 warning signs for Tigers Realm Coal (2 are significant) you should be aware of.
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