Vicplas International Ltd (SGX:569) Stock Has Shown Weakness Lately But Financials Look Strong: Should Prospective Shareholders Make The Leap?
With its stock down 2.1% over the past three months, it is easy to disregard Vicplas International (SGX:569). However, a closer look at its sound financials might cause you to think again. Given that fundamentals usually drive long-term market outcomes, the company is worth looking at. Specifically, we decided to study Vicplas International's ROE in this article.
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. In other words, it is a profitability ratio which measures the rate of return on the capital provided by the company's shareholders.
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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 Vicplas International is:
11% = S$8.8m ÷ S$78m (Based on the trailing twelve months to July 2022).
The 'return' is the profit over the last twelve months. Another way to think of that is that for every SGD1 worth of equity, the company was able to earn SGD0.11 in profit.
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. 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 all else is equal, companies that have both a higher return on equity and higher profit retention are usually the ones that have a higher growth rate when compared to companies that don't have the same features.
Vicplas International's Earnings Growth And 11% ROE
To begin with, Vicplas International seems to have a respectable ROE. And on comparing with the industry, we found that the the average industry ROE is similar at 11%. Consequently, this likely laid the ground for the impressive net income growth of 29% seen over the past five years by Vicplas International. However, there could also be other drivers behind this growth. Such as - high earnings retention or an efficient management in place.
We then compared Vicplas International's 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 19% in the same period.
Earnings growth is a huge factor in stock valuation. The investor should try to establish if the expected growth or decline in earnings, whichever the case may be, is priced in. This then helps them determine if the stock is placed for a bright or bleak future. Is Vicplas International fairly valued compared to other companies? These 3 valuation measures might help you decide.
Is Vicplas International Efficiently Re-investing Its Profits?
Vicplas International's three-year median payout ratio is a pretty moderate 26%, meaning the company retains 74% of its income. This suggests that its dividend is well covered, and given the high growth we discussed above, it looks like Vicplas International is reinvesting its earnings efficiently.
Additionally, Vicplas International 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. Our latest analyst data shows that the future payout ratio of the company over the next three years is expected to be approximately 23%. Still, forecasts suggest that Vicplas International's future ROE will rise to 15% even though the the company's payout ratio is not expected to change by much.
Conclusion
Overall, we are quite pleased with Vicplas International's performance. 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. Having said that, the company's earnings growth is expected to slow down, as forecasted in the current analyst estimates. 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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