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Today I will examine MEDICLIN Aktiengesellschaft's (ETR:MED) latest earnings update (31 March 2019) and compare these figures against its performance over the past couple of years, in addition to how the rest of MED's industry performed. As a long-term investor, I find it useful to analyze the company's trend over time in order to estimate whether or not the company is able to meet its goals, and eventually grow sustainably over time.
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Commentary On MED's Past Performance
MED's trailing twelve-month earnings (from 31 March 2019) of €6.6m has jumped 32% compared to the previous year.
Furthermore, this one-year growth rate has exceeded its 5-year annual growth average of -3.4%, indicating the rate at which MED is growing has accelerated. How has it been able to do this? Let's see if it is merely because of industry tailwinds, or if MEDICLIN has experienced some company-specific growth.
In terms of returns from investment, MEDICLIN has fallen short of achieving a 20% return on equity (ROE), recording 3.5% instead. Furthermore, its return on assets (ROA) of 1.2% is below the DE Healthcare industry of 4.3%, indicating MEDICLIN's are utilized less efficiently. And finally, its return on capital (ROC), which also accounts for MEDICLIN’s debt level, has declined over the past 3 years from 4.9% to 0.7%.
What does this mean?
While past data is useful, it doesn’t tell the whole story. Recent positive growth doesn’t necessarily mean it’s onwards and upwards for the company. There may be variables that are affecting the industry as a whole, thus the high industry growth rate over the same period of time. You should continue to research MEDICLIN to get a more holistic view of the stock by looking at:
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Future Outlook: What are well-informed industry analysts predicting for MED’s future growth? Take a look at our free research report of analyst consensus for MED’s outlook.
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Financial Health: Are MED’s operations financially sustainable? Balance sheets can be hard to analyze, which is why we’ve done it for you. Check out our financial health checks here.
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Other High-Performing Stocks: Are there other stocks that provide better prospects with proven track records? Explore our free list of these great stocks here.
NB: Figures in this article are calculated using data from the trailing twelve months from 31 March 2019. This may not be consistent with full year annual report figures.
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