Yahoo Finance Technology One Limited (ASX:TNE): Has Recent Earnings Growth Beaten Long-Term Trend?
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After looking at Technology One Limited's (ASX:TNE) latest earnings announcement (31 March 2019), I found it useful to revisit the company's performance in the past couple of years and assess this against the most recent figures. As a long-term investor I tend to focus on earnings trend, rather than a single number at one point in time. Also, comparing it against an industry benchmark to understand whether it outperformed, or is simply riding an industry wave, is a crucial aspect. Below is a brief commentary on my key takeaways.
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How TNE fared against its long-term earnings performance and its industry
TNE's trailing twelve-month earnings (from 31 March 2019) of AU$61m has jumped 36% compared to the previous year.
Furthermore, this one-year growth rate has exceeded its 5-year annual growth average of 14%, indicating the rate at which TNE is growing has accelerated. What's enabled this growth? Let's take a look at whether it is only due to industry tailwinds, or if Technology One has seen some company-specific growth.
In terms of returns from investment, Technology One has invested its equity funds well leading to a 80% return on equity (ROE), above the sensible minimum of 20%. Furthermore, its return on assets (ROA) of 24% exceeds the AU Software industry of 11%, indicating Technology One has used its assets more efficiently. And finally, its return on capital (ROC), which also accounts for Technology One’s debt level, has increased over the past 3 years from 35% to 101%. This correlates with a decrease in debt holding, with debt-to-equity ratio declining from 5.1% to 0.006% over the past 5 years.
What does this mean?
Though Technology One's past data is helpful, it is only one aspect of my investment thesis. While Technology One has a good historical track record with positive growth and profitability, there's no certainty that this will extrapolate into the future. You should continue to research Technology One to get a better picture of the stock by looking at:
Future Outlook: What are well-informed industry analysts predicting for TNE’s future growth? Take a look at our free research report of analyst consensus for TNE’s outlook.
Financial Health: Are TNE’s operations financially sustainable? Balance sheets can be hard to analyze, which is why we’ve done it for you. Check out our financial health checks here.
Other High-Performing Stocks: Are there other stocks that provide better prospects with proven track records? Explore our free list of these great stocks here.
NB: Figures in this article are calculated using data from the trailing twelve months from 31 March 2019. This may not be consistent with full year annual report figures.
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