Has Retech Technology (ASX:RTE) Got What It Takes To Become A Multi-Bagger?

There are a few key trends to look for if we want to identify the next multi-bagger. Ideally, a business will show two trends; firstly a growing return on capital employed (ROCE) and secondly, an increasing amount of capital employed. Basically this means that a company has profitable initiatives that it can continue to reinvest in, which is a trait of a compounding machine. Having said that, from a first glance at Retech Technology (ASX:RTE) we aren't jumping out of our chairs at how returns are trending, but let's have a deeper look.

Return On Capital Employed (ROCE): What is it?

Just to clarify if you're unsure, ROCE is a metric for evaluating how much pre-tax income (in percentage terms) a company earns on the capital invested in its business. The formula for this calculation on Retech Technology is:

Return on Capital Employed = Earnings Before Interest and Tax (EBIT) ÷ (Total Assets - Current Liabilities)

0.14 = CN¥51m ÷ (CN¥446m - CN¥90m) (Based on the trailing twelve months to June 2020).

So, Retech Technology has an ROCE of 14%. On its own, that's a standard return, however it's much better than the 8.9% generated by the Consumer Services industry.

View our latest analysis for Retech Technology

Above you can see how the current ROCE for Retech Technology compares to its prior returns on capital, but there's only so much you can tell from the past. If you'd like to see what analysts are forecasting going forward, you should check out our free report for Retech Technology.

The Trend Of ROCE

When we looked at the ROCE trend at Retech Technology, we didn't gain much confidence. To be more specific, ROCE has fallen from 28% over the last three years. Although, given both revenue and the amount of assets employed in the business have increased, it could suggest the company is investing in growth, and the extra capital has led to a short-term reduction in ROCE. If these investments prove successful, this can bode very well for long term stock performance.

The Bottom Line

Even though returns on capital have fallen in the short term, we find it promising that revenue and capital employed have both increased for Retech Technology. These growth trends haven't led to growth returns though, since the stock has fallen 33% over the last three years. As a result, we'd recommend researching this stock further to uncover what other fundamentals of the business can show us.

Since virtually every company faces some risks, it's worth knowing what they are, and we've spotted 3 warning signs for Retech Technology (of which 1 is concerning!) that you should know about.

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