Dong-E-E-JiaoLtd (SZSE:000423) has had a rough three months with its share price down 29%. However, a closer look at its sound financials might cause you to think again. Given that fundamentals usually drive long-term market outcomes, the company is worth looking at. In this article, we decided to focus on Dong-E-E-JiaoLtd's ROE.

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 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 Dong-E-E-JiaoLtd is:

12% = CN¥1.3b ÷ CN¥11b (Based on the trailing twelve months to March 2024).

The 'return' refers to a company's earnings over the last year. One way to conceptualize this is that for each CN¥1 of shareholders' capital it has, the company made CN¥0.12 in profit.

Why Is ROE Important For Earnings Growth?

Thus far, we have learned that ROE measures how efficiently a company is generating its profits. We now need to evaluate how much profit the company reinvests or "retains" for future growth which then gives us an idea about the growth potential of the company. 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.

Dong-E-E-JiaoLtd's Earnings Growth And 12% ROE

To begin with, Dong-E-E-JiaoLtd seems to have a respectable ROE. Further, the company's ROE compares quite favorably to the industry average of 7.5%. This certainly adds some context to Dong-E-E-JiaoLtd's decent 19% net income growth seen over the past five years.

We then compared Dong-E-E-JiaoLtd's net income growth with the industry and we're pleased to see that the company's growth figure is higher when compared with the industry which has a growth rate of 9.2% in the same 5-year period.

Earnings growth is an important metric to consider when valuing a stock. It's important for an investor to know whether the market has priced in the company's expected earnings growth (or decline). By doing so, they will have an idea if the stock is headed into clear blue waters or if swampy waters await. What is 000423 worth today? The intrinsic value infographic in our free research report helps visualize whether 000423 is currently mispriced by the market.

Is Dong-E-E-JiaoLtd Making Efficient Use Of Its Profits?

While Dong-E-E-JiaoLtd has a three-year median payout ratio of 83% (which means it retains 17% of profits), the company has still seen a fair bit of earnings growth in the past, meaning that its high payout ratio hasn't hampered its ability to grow.

Besides, Dong-E-E-JiaoLtd has been paying dividends for at least ten years or more. This shows that the company is committed to sharing profits with its shareholders. Upon studying the latest analysts' consensus data, we found that the company is expected to keep paying out approximately 86% of its profits over the next three years. However, Dong-E-E-JiaoLtd's ROE is predicted to rise to 15% despite there being no anticipated change in its payout ratio.

Summary

On the whole, we feel that Dong-E-E-JiaoLtd's performance has been quite good. In particular, its high ROE is quite noteworthy and also the probable explanation behind its considerable earnings growth. Yet, the company is retaining a small portion of its profits. Which means that the company has been able to grow its earnings in spite of it, so that's not too bad. On studying current analyst estimates, we found that analysts expect the company to continue its recent growth streak. To know more about the latest analysts predictions for the company, check out this visualization of analyst forecasts for the company.

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