LGMS Berhad (KLSE:LGMS) has had a rough three months with its share price down 11%. 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. In this article, we decided to focus on LGMS Berhad’s ROE.
Return on equity or ROE is a key measure used to assess how efficiently a company’s management is utilizing the company’s capital. Simply put, it is used to assess the profitability of a company in relation to its equity capital.
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How Do You 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 LGMS Berhad is:
14% = RM12m ÷ RM84m (Based on the trailing twelve months to December 2022).
The ‘return’ is the profit over the last twelve months. One way to conceptualize this is that for each MYR1 of shareholders’ capital it has, the company made MYR0.14 in profit.
What Has ROE Got To Do With Earnings Growth?
We have already established that ROE serves as an efficient profit-generating gauge for a company’s future earnings. 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.
A Side By Side comparison of LGMS Berhad’s Earnings Growth And 14% ROE
At first glance, LGMS Berhad seems to have a decent ROE. Further, the company’s ROE is similar to the industry average of 13%. This certainly adds some context to LGMS Berhad’s moderate 18% net income growth seen over the past five years.
Given that the industry shrunk its earnings at a rate of 1.9% in the same period, the net income growth of the company is quite impressive.
Earnings growth is a huge factor in stock valuation. What investors need to determine next is if the expected earnings growth, or the lack of it, is already built into the share price. Doing so will help them establish if the stock’s future looks promising or ominous. Is LGMS Berhad fairly valued compared to other companies? These 3 valuation measures might help you decide.
Is LGMS Berhad Efficiently Re-investing Its Profits?
LGMS Berhad doesn’t pay any dividend, meaning that all of its profits are being reinvested in the business, which explains the fair bit of earnings growth the company has seen.
Summary
Overall, we are quite pleased with LGMS Berhad’s performance. In particular, it’s great to see that the company is investing heavily into its business and along with a high rate of return, that has resulted in a sizeable growth in its earnings. Having said that, looking at the current analyst estimates, we found that the company’s earnings are expected to gain momentum. 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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