Yahoo Finance ISDN Holdings Limited's (SGX:I07) Fundamentals Look Pretty Strong: Could The Market Be Wrong About The Stock?
With its stock down 13% over the past three months, it is easy to disregard ISDN Holdings (SGX:I07). But if you pay close attention, you might gather that its strong financials could mean that the stock could potentially see an increase in value in the long-term, given how markets usually reward companies with good financial health. In this article, we decided to focus on ISDN Holdings' ROE.
Return on equity or ROE is an important factor to be considered by a shareholder because it tells them how effectively their capital is being reinvested. 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?
The formula for ROE is:
Return on Equity = Net Profit (from continuing operations) ÷ Shareholders' Equity
So, based on the above formula, the ROE for ISDN Holdings is:
14% = S$36m ÷ S$260m (Based on the trailing twelve months to June 2022).
The 'return' is the amount earned after tax over the last twelve months. So, this means that for every SGD1 of its shareholder's investments, the company generates a profit of SGD0.14.
What Is The Relationship Between ROE And Earnings Growth?
Thus far, we have learned that ROE measures how efficiently a company is generating its profits. Depending on how much of these profits the company reinvests or "retains", and how effectively it does so, we are then able to assess a company’s earnings growth potential. 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.
ISDN Holdings' Earnings Growth And 14% ROE
At first glance, ISDN Holdings seems to have a decent ROE. On comparing with the average industry ROE of 8.6% the company's ROE looks pretty remarkable. This probably laid the ground for ISDN Holdings' significant 21% net income growth seen over the past five years. We believe that there might also be other aspects that are positively influencing the company's earnings growth. For instance, the company has a low payout ratio or is being managed efficiently.
We then compared ISDN Holdings' net income growth with the industry and we're pleased to see that the company's growth figure is higher when compared with the industry which has a growth rate of 14% in the same period.
Earnings growth is an important metric to consider when valuing a stock. 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. Is ISDN Holdings fairly valued compared to other companies? These 3 valuation measures might help you decide.
Is ISDN Holdings Using Its Retained Earnings Effectively?
ISDN Holdings' three-year median payout ratio to shareholders is 25%, which is quite low. This implies that the company is retaining 75% of its profits. So it looks like ISDN Holdings is reinvesting profits heavily to grow its business, which shows in its earnings growth.
Additionally, ISDN Holdings 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 25%. However, ISDN Holdings' future ROE is expected to decline to 10% despite there being not much change anticipated in the company's payout ratio.
Conclusion
On the whole, we feel that ISDN Holdings' performance has been quite good. Particularly, we like that the company is reinvesting heavily into its business, and at a high rate of return. Unsurprisingly, this has led to an impressive earnings growth. That being so, a study of the latest analyst forecasts show that the company is expected to see a slowdown in its future earnings growth. To know more about the company's future earnings growth forecasts take a look at this free report on analyst forecasts for the company to find out more.
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