【who is at fault in a sideswipe accident】Should You Be Impressed By China Tangshang Holdings Limited’s (HKG:674) ROE?
Many investors are still learning about the various metrics that can be useful when analysing a stock. This who is at fault in a sideswipe accidentarticle is for those who would like to learn about Return On Equity (ROE). By way of learning-by-doing, we’ll look at ROE to gain a better understanding of China Tangshang Holdings Limited (
HKG:674
).
Our data shows
China Tangshang Holdings has a return on equity of 19%
for the last year. That means that for every HK$1 worth of shareholders’ equity, it generated HK$0.19 in profit.
See our latest analysis for China Tangshang Holdings
How Do You Calculate ROE?
The
formula for return on equity
is:
Return on Equity = Net Profit ÷ Shareholders’ Equity
Or for China Tangshang Holdings:
19% = 17.256306 ÷ HK$106m (Based on the trailing twelve months to September 2018.)
It’s easy to understand the ‘net profit’ part of that equation, but ‘shareholders’ equity’ requires further explanation. It is the capital paid in by shareholders, plus any retained earnings. You can calculate shareholders’ equity by subtracting the company’s total liabilities from its total assets.
What Does Return On Equity Signify?
ROE measures a company’s profitability against the profit it retains, and any outside investments. The ‘return’ is the amount earned after tax over the last twelve months. That means that the higher the ROE, the more profitable the company is. So, all else being equal,
a high ROE is better than a low one
. That means it can be interesting to compare the ROE of different companies.
Does China Tangshang Holdings Have A Good ROE?
By comparing a company’s ROE with its industry average, we can get a quick measure of how good it is. The limitation of this approach is that some companies are quite different from others, even within the same industry classification. As you can see in the graphic below, China Tangshang Holdings has a higher ROE than the average (11%) in the Commercial Services industry.
SEHK:674 Last Perf January 2nd 19
That is a good sign. We think a high ROE, alone, is usually enough to justify further research into a company. For example
you might check
if insiders are buying shares.
The Importance Of Debt To Return On Equity
Companies usually need to invest money to grow their profits. That cash can come from issuing shares, retained earnings, or debt. In the first two cases, the ROE will capture this use of capital to grow. In the latter case, the use of debt will improve the returns, but will not change the equity. In this manner the use of debt will boost ROE, even though the core economics of the business stay the same.
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Combining China Tangshang Holdings’s Debt And Its 19% Return On Equity
China Tangshang Holdings does use a significant amount of debt to increase returns. It has a debt to equity ratio of 1.36. while its ROE is respectable, it is worth keeping in mind that there is usually a limit to how much debt a company can use. Debt does bring extra risk, so it’s only really worthwhile when a company generates some decent returns from it.
But It’s Just One Metric
Return on equity is useful for comparing the quality of different businesses. In my book the highest quality companies have high return on equity, despite low debt. If two companies have around the same level of debt to equity, and one has a higher ROE, I’d generally prefer the one with higher ROE.
But ROE is just one piece of a bigger puzzle, since high quality businesses often trade on high multiples of earnings. Profit growth rates, versus the expectations reflected in the price of the stock, are a particularly important to consider. Check the past profit growth by China Tangshang Holdings by looking at this
visualization of past earnings, revenue and cash flow
.
But note:
China Tangshang Holdings may not be the best stock to buy
. So take a peek at this
free
list of interesting companies with high ROE and low debt.
To help readers see past the short term volatility of the financial market, we aim to bring you a long-term focused research analysis purely driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis does not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements.
The author is an independent contributor and at the time of publication had no position in the stocks mentioned. For errors that warrant correction please contact the editor at
.
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