Zhuzhou Huarui Precision Cutting ToolsLtd (SHSE:688059) has had a great run on the share market with its stock up by a significant 35% over the last three months. Given that the market rewards strong financials in the long-term, we wonder if that is the case in this instance. Specifically, we decided to study Zhuzhou Huarui Precision Cutting ToolsLtd's ROE in this article.

Return on Equity or ROE is a test of how effectively a company is growing its value and managing investors' money. In other words, it is a profitability ratio which measures the rate of return on the capital provided by the company's shareholders.

How Is ROE Calculated?

The formula for ROE is:

Return on Equity = Net Profit (from continuing operations) ÷ Shareholders' Equity

So, based on the above formula, the ROE for Zhuzhou Huarui Precision Cutting ToolsLtd is:

9.9% = CN¥129m ÷ CN¥1.3b (Based on the trailing twelve months to September 2024).

The 'return' is the profit over the last twelve months. Another way to think of that is that for every CN¥1 worth of equity, the company was able to earn CN¥0.10 in profit.

What Is The Relationship Between ROE And Earnings Growth?

Thus far, we have learned that ROE measures how efficiently a company is generating its profits. 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 everything else remains unchanged, the higher the ROE and profit retention, the higher the growth rate of a company compared to companies that don't necessarily bear these characteristics.

Zhuzhou Huarui Precision Cutting ToolsLtd's Earnings Growth And 9.9% ROE

When you first look at it, Zhuzhou Huarui Precision Cutting ToolsLtd's ROE doesn't look that attractive. However, the fact that the company's ROE is higher than the average industry ROE of 6.3%, is definitely interesting. Consequently, this likely laid the ground for the decent growth of 10% seen over the past five years by Zhuzhou Huarui Precision Cutting ToolsLtd. Bear in mind, the company does have a moderately low ROE. It is just that the industry ROE is lower. So there might well be other reasons for the earnings to grow. E.g the company has a low payout ratio or could belong to a high growth industry.

Next, on comparing with the industry net income growth, we found that Zhuzhou Huarui Precision Cutting ToolsLtd's growth is quite high when compared to the industry average growth of 7.3% in the same period, which is great to see.

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. Is Zhuzhou Huarui Precision Cutting ToolsLtd fairly valued compared to other companies? These 3 valuation measures might help you decide.

Is Zhuzhou Huarui Precision Cutting ToolsLtd Efficiently Re-investing Its Profits?

Zhuzhou Huarui Precision Cutting ToolsLtd has a three-year median payout ratio of 32%, which implies that it retains the remaining 68% of its profits. This suggests that its dividend is well covered, and given the decent growth seen by the company, it looks like management is reinvesting its earnings efficiently.

Additionally, Zhuzhou Huarui Precision Cutting ToolsLtd has paid dividends over a period of four years which means that the company is pretty serious about sharing its profits with shareholders.

Summary

In total, we are pretty happy with Zhuzhou Huarui Precision Cutting ToolsLtd's performance. Specifically, we like that it has been reinvesting a high portion of its profits at a moderate rate of return, resulting in earnings expansion. With that said, the latest industry analyst forecasts reveal that the company's earnings are expected to accelerate. Are these analysts expectations based on the broad expectations for the industry, or on the company's fundamentals? Click here to be taken to our analyst's forecasts page for the company.

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