Most readers would already be aware that Parin Furniture’s (NSE:PARIN) stock increased significantly by 61% over the past three months. But the company’s key financial indicators appear to be differing across the board and that makes us question whether or not the company’s current share price momentum can be maintained. Specifically, we decided to study ROE in this article.
Return on equity or ROE is an important factor to be considered by a shareholder because it tells them how effectively their capital is being reinvested. In simpler terms, it measures the profitability of a company in relation to shareholder’s equity.
How To Calculate Return On Equity?
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 Parin Furniture is:
3.9% = ₹23m ÷ ₹580m (Based on the trailing twelve months to March 2024).
The ‘return’ is the profit over the last twelve months. So, this means that for every ₹1 of its shareholder’s investments, the company generates a profit of ₹0.04.
What Has ROE Got To Do With 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. 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.
A Side By Side comparison of Parin Furniture’s Earnings Growth And 3.9% ROE
It is quite clear that Parin Furniture’s ROE is rather low. Not just that, even compared to the industry average of 9.2%, the company’s ROE is entirely unremarkable. Therefore, it might not be wrong to say that the five year net income decline of 7.4% seen by Parin Furniture was possibly a result of it having a lower ROE. We reckon that there could also be other factors at play here. For example, the business has allocated capital poorly, or that the company has a very high payout ratio.
That being said, we compared Parin Furniture’s performance with the industry and were concerned when we found that while the company has shrunk its earnings, the industry has grown its earnings at a rate of 19% in the same 5-year period.
Earnings growth is an important metric to consider when valuing a stock. 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. Is Parin Furniture fairly valued compared to other companies? These might help you decide.
Is Parin Furniture Making Efficient Use Of Its Profits?
Because Parin Furniture doesn’t pay any regular dividends, we infer that it is retaining all of its profits, which is rather perplexing when you consider the fact that there is no earnings growth to show for it. So there could be some other explanations in that regard. For instance, the company’s business may be deteriorating.
Conclusion
Overall, we have mixed feelings about Parin Furniture. While the company does have a high rate of reinvestment, the low ROE means that all that reinvestment is not reaping any benefit to its investors, and moreover, its having a negative impact on the earnings growth. Wrapping up, we would proceed with caution with this company and one way of doing that would be to look at the risk profile of the business. To know the 3 risks we have identified for Parin Furniture visit our
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