Ygl Convergence Berhad’s (KLSE:YGL) stock is up by 3.6% over the past week. Since the market usually pay for a company’s long-term financial health, we decided to study the company’s fundamentals to see if they could be influencing the market. In this article, we decided to focus on Ygl Convergence Berhad’s ROE.
Return on Equity or ROE is a test of how effectively a company is growing its value and managing investors’ money. Put another way, it reveals the company’s success at turning shareholder investments into profits.
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Return on equity 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 Ygl Convergence Berhad is:
12% = RM2.1m ÷ RM17m (Based on the trailing twelve months to September 2024).
The ‘return’ refers to a company’s earnings over the last year. Another way to think of that is that for every MYR1 worth of equity, the company was able to earn MYR0.12 in profit.
We have already established that ROE serves as an efficient profit-generating gauge for a company’s future earnings. 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 all else is equal, companies that have both a higher return on equity and higher profit retention are usually the ones that have a higher growth rate when compared to companies that don’t have the same features.
At first glance, Ygl Convergence Berhad seems to have a decent ROE. Further, the company’s ROE is similar to the industry average of 13%. This certainly adds some context to Ygl Convergence Berhad’s exceptional 56% net income growth seen over the past five years. However, there could also be other drivers behind this growth. For example, it is possible that the company’s management has made some good strategic decisions, or that the company has a low payout ratio.
Next, on comparing with the industry net income growth, we found that Ygl Convergence Berhad’s growth is quite high when compared to the industry average growth of 31% 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 Ygl Convergence Berhad’s’s valuation, check out this gauge of its price-to-earnings ratio, as compared to its industry.
