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Restaurant Brands New Zealand (NZSE:RBD) has had a rough three months with its share price down 19%. We, however decided to study the company's financials to determine if they have got anything to do with the price decline. Long-term fundamentals are usually what drive market outcomes, so it's worth paying close attention. Specifically, we decided to study Restaurant Brands New Zealand's ROE in this article.
Return on equity or ROE is a key measure used to assess how efficiently a company's management is utilizing the company's capital. In short, ROE shows the profit each dollar generates with respect to its shareholder investments.
How Do You Calculate Return On Equity?
Return on equity can be calculated by using the formula:
Return on Equity = Net Profit (from continuing operations) ÷ Shareholders' Equity
So, based on the above formula, the ROE for Restaurant Brands New Zealand is:
8.4% = NZ$27m ÷ NZ$314m (Based on the trailing twelve months to December 2024).
The 'return' is the yearly profit. That means that for every NZ$1 worth of shareholders' equity, the company generated NZ$0.08 in profit.
See our latest analysis for Restaurant Brands New Zealand
What Is The Relationship Between ROE And 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. Generally speaking, other things being equal, firms with a high return on equity and profit retention, have a higher growth rate than firms that don’t share these attributes.
Restaurant Brands New Zealand's Earnings Growth And 8.4% ROE
On the face of it, Restaurant Brands New Zealand's ROE is not much to talk about. However, its ROE is similar to the industry average of 8.8%, so we won't completely dismiss the company. But then again, Restaurant Brands New Zealand's five year net income shrunk at a rate of 17%. Bear in mind, the company does have a slightly low ROE. Therefore, the decline in earnings could also be the result of this.
So, as a next step, we compared Restaurant Brands New Zealand's performance against the industry and were disappointed to discover that while the company has been shrinking its earnings, the industry has been growing its earnings at a rate of 31% over the last few years.
