Yahoo Finance Be Wary Of MINISO Group Holding (NYSE:MNSO) And Its Returns On Capital
There are a few key trends to look for if we want to identify the next multi-bagger. Typically, we'll want to notice a trend of growing return on capital employed (ROCE) and alongside that, an expanding base of capital employed. If you see this, it typically means it's a company with a great business model and plenty of profitable reinvestment opportunities. In light of that, when we looked at MINISO Group Holding (NYSE:MNSO) and its ROCE trend, we weren't exactly thrilled.
Understanding Return On Capital Employed (ROCE)
For those who don't know, ROCE is a measure of a company's yearly pre-tax profit (its return), relative to the capital employed in the business. To calculate this metric for MINISO Group Holding, this is the formula:
Return on Capital Employed = Earnings Before Interest and Tax (EBIT) ÷ (Total Assets - Current Liabilities)
0.062 = CN¥451m ÷ (CN¥11b - CN¥3.5b) (Based on the trailing twelve months to June 2021).
Therefore, MINISO Group Holding has an ROCE of 6.2%. In absolute terms, that's a low return and it also under-performs the Multiline Retail industry average of 13%.
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In the above chart we have measured MINISO Group Holding's 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.
What Can We Tell From MINISO Group Holding's ROCE Trend?
In terms of MINISO Group Holding's historical ROCE movements, the trend isn't fantastic. To be more specific, ROCE has fallen from 52% over the last two years. However it looks like MINISO Group Holding might be reinvesting for long term growth because while capital employed has increased, the company's sales haven't changed much in the last 12 months. It may take some time before the company starts to see any change in earnings from these investments.
On a related note, MINISO Group Holding has decreased its current liabilities to 33% of total assets. That could partly explain why the ROCE has dropped. What's more, this can reduce some aspects of risk to the business because now the company's suppliers or short-term creditors are funding less of its operations. Some would claim this reduces the business' efficiency at generating ROCE since it is now funding more of the operations with its own money.
The Key Takeaway
Bringing it all together, while we're somewhat encouraged by MINISO Group Holding's reinvestment in its own business, we're aware that returns are shrinking. And investors appear hesitant that the trends will pick up because the stock has fallen 22% in the last year. All in all, the inherent trends aren't typical of multi-baggers, so if that's what you're after, we think you might have more luck elsewhere.
If you're still interested in MINISO Group Holding it's worth checking out our FREE intrinsic value approximation to see if it's trading at an attractive price in other respects.
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