Yahoo Finance Is INFICON Holding AG's (VTX:IFCN) Latest Stock Performance A Reflection Of Its Financial Health?
INFICON Holding's (VTX:IFCN) stock is up by a considerable 23% over the past three months. Given that the market rewards strong financials in the long-term, we wonder if that is the case in this instance. Specifically, we decided to study INFICON Holding's ROE in this article.
ROE or return on equity is a useful tool to assess how effectively a company can generate returns on the investment it received from its shareholders. Put another way, it reveals the company's success at turning shareholder investments into profits.
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How To Calculate Return On Equity?
Return on equity can be calculated by using the formula:
Return on Equity = Net Profit (from continuing operations) ÷ Shareholders' Equity
So, based on the above formula, the ROE for INFICON Holding is:
37% = US$84m ÷ US$227m (Based on the trailing twelve months to June 2022).
The 'return' refers to a company's earnings over the last year. That means that for every CHF1 worth of shareholders' equity, the company generated CHF0.37 in profit.
Why Is ROE Important For Earnings Growth?
Thus far, we have learned that ROE measures how efficiently a company is generating its profits. We now need to evaluate how much profit the company reinvests or "retains" for future growth which then gives us an idea about the growth potential of the company. Assuming everything else remains unchanged, the higher the ROE and profit retention, the higher the growth rate of a company compared to companies that don't necessarily bear these characteristics.
INFICON Holding's Earnings Growth And 37% ROE
First thing first, we like that INFICON Holding has an impressive ROE. Secondly, even when compared to the industry average of 15% the company's ROE is quite impressive. This probably laid the groundwork for INFICON Holding's moderate 5.3% net income growth seen over the past five years.
Next, on comparing INFICON Holding's net income growth with the industry, we found that the company's reported growth is similar to the industry average growth rate of 5.6% in the same period.
The basis for attaching value to a company is, to a great extent, tied to its earnings growth. The investor should try to establish if the expected growth or decline in earnings, whichever the case may be, is priced in. Doing so will help them establish if the stock's future looks promising or ominous. If you're wondering about INFICON Holding's's valuation, check out this gauge of its price-to-earnings ratio, as compared to its industry.
Is INFICON Holding Efficiently Re-investing Its Profits?
INFICON Holding has a significant three-year median payout ratio of 86%, meaning that it is left with only 14% to reinvest into its business. This implies that the company has been able to achieve decent earnings growth despite returning most of its profits to shareholders.
Additionally, INFICON Holding has paid dividends over a period of at least ten years which means that the company is pretty serious about sharing its profits with shareholders. Based on the latest analysts' estimates, we found that the company's future payout ratio over the next three years is expected to hold steady at 81%. However, INFICON Holding's future ROE is expected to decline to 27% despite there being not much change anticipated in the company's payout ratio.
Summary
In total, we are pretty happy with INFICON Holding's performance. Especially the high ROE, Which has contributed to the impressive growth seen in earnings. Despite the company reinvesting only a small portion of its profits, it still has managed to grow its earnings so that is appreciable. The latest industry analyst forecasts show that the company is expected to maintain its current growth rate. To know more about the latest analysts predictions for the company, check out this visualization of analyst forecasts for the company.
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