If you're not sure where to start when looking for the next multi-bagger, there are a few key trends you should keep an eye out for. Firstly, we'd want to identify a growing return on capital employed (ROCE) and then alongside that, an ever-increasing base of capital employed. If you see this, it typically means it's a company with a great business model and plenty of profitable reinvestment opportunities. Although, when we looked at Bomin Electronics (SHSE:603936), it didn't seem to tick all of these boxes.

What Is Return On Capital Employed (ROCE)?

For those that aren't sure what ROCE is, it measures the amount of pre-tax profits a company can generate from the capital employed in its business. Analysts use this formula to calculate it for Bomin Electronics:

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

0.0058 = CN¥36m ÷ (CN¥8.3b - CN¥2.1b) (Based on the trailing twelve months to September 2023).

Thus, Bomin Electronics has an ROCE of 0.6%. Ultimately, that's a low return and it under-performs the Electronic industry average of 5.4%.

Above you can see how the current ROCE for Bomin Electronics compares to its prior returns on capital, but there's only so much you can tell from the past. If you'd like, you can check out the forecasts from the analysts covering Bomin Electronics for free.

What Does the ROCE Trend For Bomin Electronics Tell Us?

On the surface, the trend of ROCE at Bomin Electronics doesn't inspire confidence. To be more specific, ROCE has fallen from 4.7% over the last five years. On the other hand, the company has been employing more capital without a corresponding improvement in sales in the last year, which could suggest these investments are longer term plays. It may take some time before the company starts to see any change in earnings from these investments.

On a related note, Bomin Electronics has decreased its current liabilities to 25% of total assets. So we could link some of this to the decrease in ROCE. Effectively this means their suppliers or short-term creditors are funding less of the business, which reduces some elements of risk. Since the business is basically funding more of its operations with it's own money, you could argue this has made the business less efficient at generating ROCE.

The Key Takeaway

In summary, Bomin Electronics is reinvesting funds back into the business for growth but unfortunately it looks like sales haven't increased much just yet. Additionally, the stock's total return to shareholders over the last five years has been flat, which isn't too surprising. Therefore based on the analysis done in this article, we don't think Bomin Electronics has the makings of a multi-bagger.

If you want to continue researching Bomin Electronics, you might be interested to know about the 3 warning signs that our analysis has discovered.

While Bomin Electronics may not currently earn the highest returns, we've compiled a list of companies that currently earn more than 25% return on equity. Check out this free list here.

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