Yahoo Finance ZoomerMedia (CVE:ZUM) Might Have The Makings Of A Multi-Bagger
If you're not sure where to start when looking for the next multi-bagger, there are a few key trends you should keep an eye out for. Firstly, we'd want to identify a growing return on capital employed (ROCE) and then alongside that, an ever-increasing base 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 ZoomerMedia (CVE:ZUM) and its trend of ROCE, we really liked what we saw.
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. The formula for this calculation on ZoomerMedia is:
Return on Capital Employed = Earnings Before Interest and Tax (EBIT) ÷ (Total Assets - Current Liabilities)
0.10 = CA$7.6m ÷ (CA$86m - CA$11m) (Based on the trailing twelve months to May 2021).
Thus, ZoomerMedia has an ROCE of 10%. In absolute terms, that's a pretty normal return, and it's somewhat close to the Media industry average of 11%.
View our latest analysis for ZoomerMedia
Historical performance is a great place to start when researching a stock so above you can see the gauge for ZoomerMedia's ROCE against it's prior returns. If you'd like to look at how ZoomerMedia 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?
ZoomerMedia is displaying some positive trends. Over the last five years, returns on capital employed have risen substantially to 10%. Basically the business is earning more per dollar of capital invested and in addition to that, 61% more capital is being employed now too. The increasing returns on a growing amount of capital is common amongst multi-baggers and that's why we're impressed.
What We Can Learn From ZoomerMedia's ROCE
To sum it up, ZoomerMedia has proven it can reinvest in the business and generate higher returns on that capital employed, which is terrific. Since the stock has returned a solid 81% to shareholders over the last five years, it's fair to say investors are beginning to recognize these changes. Therefore, we think it would be worth your time to check if these trends are going to continue.
ZoomerMedia does have some risks though, and we've spotted 2 warning signs for ZoomerMedia that you might be interested in.
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