Yahoo Finance We Like These Underlying Return On Capital Trends At GoDaddy (NYSE:GDDY)
If you're looking for a multi-bagger, there's a few things to keep an eye out for. Firstly, we'll want to see a proven return on capital employed (ROCE) that is increasing, and secondly, an expanding base of capital employed. Ultimately, this demonstrates that it's a business that is reinvesting profits at increasing rates of return. Speaking of which, we noticed some great changes in GoDaddy's (NYSE:GDDY) returns on capital, so let's have a look.
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. The formula for this calculation on GoDaddy is:
Return on Capital Employed = Earnings Before Interest and Tax (EBIT) ÷ (Total Assets - Current Liabilities)
0.11 = US$498m ÷ (US$6.9b - US$2.5b) (Based on the trailing twelve months to March 2022).
So, GoDaddy has an ROCE of 11%. That's a relatively normal return on capital, and it's around the 12% generated by the IT industry.
See our latest analysis for GoDaddy
Above you can see how the current ROCE for GoDaddy 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 GoDaddy here for free.
What Can We Tell From GoDaddy's ROCE Trend?
Investors would be pleased with what's happening at GoDaddy. The numbers show that in the last five years, the returns generated on capital employed have grown considerably to 11%. The company is effectively making more money per dollar of capital used, and it's worth noting that the amount of capital has increased too, by 71%. This can indicate that there's plenty of opportunities to invest capital internally and at ever higher rates, a combination that's common among multi-baggers.
In Conclusion...
A company that is growing its returns on capital and can consistently reinvest in itself is a highly sought after trait, and that's what GoDaddy has. And investors seem to expect more of this going forward, since the stock has rewarded shareholders with a 79% return over the last five years. So given the stock has proven it has promising trends, it's worth researching the company further to see if these trends are likely to persist.
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