Yahoo Finance Returns On Capital At Strattec Security (NASDAQ:STRT) Have Stalled
Did you know there are some financial metrics that can provide clues of a potential multi-bagger? In a perfect world, we'd like to see a company investing more capital into its business and ideally the returns earned from that capital are also increasing. Basically this means that a company has profitable initiatives that it can continue to reinvest in, which is a trait of a compounding machine. Having said that, from a first glance at Strattec Security (NASDAQ:STRT) we aren't jumping out of our chairs at how returns are trending, but let's have a deeper look.
Understanding 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 Strattec Security is:
Return on Capital Employed = Earnings Before Interest and Tax (EBIT) ÷ (Total Assets - Current Liabilities)
0.095 = US$23m ÷ (US$308m - US$70m) (Based on the trailing twelve months to September 2021).
So, Strattec Security has an ROCE of 9.5%. On its own that's a low return on capital but it's in line with the industry's average returns of 9.5%.
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In the above chart we have measured Strattec Security's prior ROCE against its prior performance, but the future is arguably more important. If you'd like to see what analysts are forecasting going forward, you should check out our free report for Strattec Security.
What Can We Tell From Strattec Security's ROCE Trend?
There are better returns on capital out there than what we're seeing at Strattec Security. Over the past five years, ROCE has remained relatively flat at around 9.5% and the business has deployed 29% more capital into its operations. Given the company has increased the amount of capital employed, it appears the investments that have been made simply don't provide a high return on capital.
The Key Takeaway
In summary, Strattec Security has simply been reinvesting capital and generating the same low rate of return as before. Additionally, the stock's total return to shareholders over the last five years has been flat, which isn't too surprising. 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.
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