Yahoo Finance Treasury Wine Estates (ASX:TWE) Hasn't Managed To Accelerate Its Returns
There are a few key trends to look for if we want to identify the next multi-bagger. Ideally, a business will show two trends; firstly a growing return on capital employed (ROCE) and secondly, an increasing amount of capital employed. Ultimately, this demonstrates that it's a business that is reinvesting profits at increasing rates of return. In light of that, when we looked at Treasury Wine Estates (ASX:TWE) and its ROCE trend, we weren't exactly thrilled.
Return On Capital Employed (ROCE): What is it?
If you haven't worked with ROCE before, it measures the 'return' (pre-tax profit) a company generates from capital employed in its business. To calculate this metric for Treasury Wine Estates, this is the formula:
Return on Capital Employed = Earnings Before Interest and Tax (EBIT) ÷ (Total Assets - Current Liabilities)
0.082 = AU$474m ÷ (AU$6.7b - AU$861m) (Based on the trailing twelve months to December 2021).
So, Treasury Wine Estates has an ROCE of 8.2%. In absolute terms, that's a low return, but it's much better than the Beverage industry average of 5.7%.
Check out our latest analysis for Treasury Wine Estates
In the above chart we have measured Treasury Wine Estates' prior ROCE against its prior performance, but the future is arguably more important. If you'd like to see what analysts are forecasting going forward, you should check out our free report for Treasury Wine Estates.
What Can We Tell From Treasury Wine Estates' ROCE Trend?
The returns on capital haven't changed much for Treasury Wine Estates in recent years. Over the past five years, ROCE has remained relatively flat at around 8.2% and the business has deployed 26% more capital into its operations. Given the company has increased the amount of capital employed, it appears the investments that have been made simply don't provide a high return on capital.
The Bottom Line On Treasury Wine Estates' ROCE
As we've seen above, Treasury Wine Estates' returns on capital haven't increased but it is reinvesting in the business. Additionally, the stock's total return to shareholders over the last five years has been flat, which isn't too surprising. Therefore based on the analysis done in this article, we don't think Treasury Wine Estates has the makings of a multi-bagger.
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