It is hard to get excited after looking at Shandong Golden Empire Precision Machinery Technology's (SHSE:603270) recent performance, when its stock has declined 18% over the past three months. But if you pay close attention, you might find that its key financial indicators look quite decent, which could mean that the stock could potentially rise in the long-term given how markets usually reward more resilient long-term fundamentals. In this article, we decided to focus on Shandong Golden Empire Precision Machinery Technology's ROE.

Return on Equity or ROE is a test of how effectively a company is growing its value and managing investors' money. In short, ROE shows the profit each dollar generates with respect to its shareholder investments.

How Do You 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 Shandong Golden Empire Precision Machinery Technology is:

6.4% = CN¥137m ÷ CN¥2.1b (Based on the trailing twelve months to December 2023).

The 'return' is the yearly profit. Another way to think of that is that for every CN¥1 worth of equity, the company was able to earn CN¥0.06 in profit.

What Has ROE Got To Do With Earnings Growth?

So far, we've learned that ROE is a measure of a company's profitability. 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.

Shandong Golden Empire Precision Machinery Technology's Earnings Growth And 6.4% ROE

At first glance, Shandong Golden Empire Precision Machinery Technology's ROE doesn't look very promising. However, given that the company's ROE is similar to the average industry ROE of 7.4%, we may spare it some thought. Even so, Shandong Golden Empire Precision Machinery Technology has shown a fairly decent growth in its net income which grew at a rate of 16%. Considering the moderately low ROE, it is quite possible that there might be some other aspects that are positively influencing the company's earnings growth. Such as - high earnings retention or an efficient management in place.

As a next step, we compared Shandong Golden Empire Precision Machinery Technology's net income growth with the industry, and pleasingly, we found that the growth seen by the company is higher than the average industry growth of 11%.

Earnings growth is a huge factor in stock valuation. What investors need to determine next is if the expected earnings growth, or the lack of it, is already built into the share price. Doing so will help them establish if the stock's future looks promising or ominous. If you're wondering about Shandong Golden Empire Precision Machinery Technology's's valuation, check out this gauge of its price-to-earnings ratio, as compared to its industry.

Is Shandong Golden Empire Precision Machinery Technology Using Its Retained Earnings Effectively?

Given that Shandong Golden Empire Precision Machinery Technology doesn't pay any dividend to its shareholders, we infer that the company has been reinvesting all of its profits to grow its business.

Conclusion

Overall, we feel that Shandong Golden Empire Precision Machinery Technology certainly does have some positive factors to consider. Despite its low rate of return, the fact that the company reinvests a very high portion of its profits into its business, no doubt contributed to its high earnings growth. While we won't completely dismiss the company, what we would do, is try to ascertain how risky the business is to make a more informed decision around the company. Our risks dashboard will have the 1 risk we have identified for Shandong Golden Empire Precision Machinery Technology.

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