Most readers would already be aware that Huada Automotive TechnologyLtd’s (SHSE:603358) stock increased significantly by 19% over the past three months. Since the market usually pay for a company’s long-term fundamentals, we decided to study the company’s key performance indicators to see if they could be influencing the market. Specifically, we decided to study Huada Automotive TechnologyLtd’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 simpler terms, it measures the profitability of a company in relation to shareholder’s equity.

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How Do You Calculate Return On Equity?

The formula for ROE is:

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

So, based on the above formula, the ROE for Huada Automotive TechnologyLtd is:

11% = CN¥414m ÷ CN¥3.9b (Based on the trailing twelve months to March 2024).

The ‘return’ is the yearly profit. That means that for every CN¥1 worth of shareholders’ equity, the company generated CN¥0.11 in profit.

Why Is ROE Important For 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. 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.

Huada Automotive TechnologyLtd’s Earnings Growth And 11% ROE

At first glance, Huada Automotive TechnologyLtd’s ROE doesn’t look very promising. However, the fact that the its ROE is quite higher to the industry average of 8.2% doesn’t go unnoticed by us. This probably goes some way in explaining Huada Automotive TechnologyLtd’s moderate 14% growth over the past five years amongst other factors. That being said, the company does have a slightly low ROE to begin with, just that it is higher than the industry average. Therefore, the growth in earnings could also be the result of other factors. Such as- high earnings retention or the company belonging to a high growth industry.

Next, on comparing with the industry net income growth, we found that Huada Automotive TechnologyLtd’s growth is quite high when compared to the industry average growth of 8.7% in the same period, which is great to see.

The basis for attaching value to a company is, to a great extent, tied to its earnings growth. What investors need to determine next is if the expected earnings growth, or the lack of it, is already built into the share price. By doing so, they will have an idea if the stock is headed into clear blue waters or if swampy waters await. If you’re wondering about Huada Automotive TechnologyLtd’s’s valuation, check out this gauge of its price-to-earnings ratio, as compared to its industry.

Is Huada Automotive TechnologyLtd Making Efficient Use Of Its Profits?

Huada Automotive TechnologyLtd has a healthy combination of a moderate three-year median payout ratio of 42% (or a retention ratio of 58%) and a respectable amount of growth in earnings as we saw above, meaning that the company has been making efficient use of its profits.

Additionally, Huada Automotive TechnologyLtd has paid dividends over a period of seven years which means that the company is pretty serious about sharing its profits with shareholders.

Conclusion

Overall, we are quite pleased with Huada Automotive TechnologyLtd’s performance. In particular, it’s great to see that the company has seen significant growth in its earnings backed by a respectable ROE and a high reinvestment rate. Having said that, looking at the current analyst estimates, we found that the company’s earnings are expected to gain momentum. To know more about the company’s future earnings growth forecasts take a look at this free report on analyst forecasts for the company to find out more.

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