With its stock down 31% over the past three months, it is easy to disregard Revenue Group Berhad (KLSE:REVENUE). However, the company's fundamentals look pretty decent, and long-term financials are usually aligned with future market price movements. In this article, we decided to focus on Revenue Group Berhad's ROE.
Return on Equity or ROE is a test of how effectively a company is growing its value and managing investors’ money. Simply put, it is used to assess the profitability of a company in relation to its equity capital.
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How To Calculate Return On Equity?
ROE 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 Revenue Group Berhad is:
3.4% = RM5.3m ÷ RM156m (Based on the trailing twelve months to September 2022).
The 'return' is the profit over the last twelve months. So, this means that for every MYR1 of its shareholder's investments, the company generates a profit of MYR0.03.
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. Based on how much of its profits the company chooses to reinvest or "retain", we are then able to evaluate a company's future ability to generate profits. 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.
Revenue Group Berhad's Earnings Growth And 3.4% ROE
It is quite clear that Revenue Group Berhad's ROE is rather low. Not just that, even compared to the industry average of 12%, the company's ROE is entirely unremarkable. However, the moderate 8.0% net income growth seen by Revenue Group Berhad over the past five years is definitely a positive. We reckon that there could be other factors at play here. For example, it is possible that the company's management has made some good strategic decisions, or that the company has a low payout ratio.
Given that the industry shrunk its earnings at a rate of 0.3% in the same period, the net income growth of the company is quite impressive.
The basis for attaching value to a company is, to a great extent, tied to its earnings growth. It’s important for an investor to know whether the market has priced in the company's expected earnings growth (or decline). Doing so will help them establish if the stock's future looks promising or ominous. Has the market priced in the future outlook for REVENUE? You can find out in our latest intrinsic value infographic research report.