If we want to find a potential multi-bagger, often there are underlying trends that can provide clues. Amongst other things, we'll want to see two things; firstly, a growing return on capital employed (ROCE) and secondly, an expansion in the company's amount of capital employed. Basically this means that a company has profitable initiatives that it can continue to reinvest in, which is a trait of a compounding machine. However, after investigating Jutze Intelligence TechnologyLtd (SZSE:300802), we don't think it's current trends fit the mold of a multi-bagger.

What Is Return On Capital Employed (ROCE)?

For those that aren't sure what ROCE is, it measures the amount of pre-tax profits a company can generate from the capital employed in its business. To calculate this metric for Jutze Intelligence TechnologyLtd, this is the formula:

Return on Capital Employed = Earnings Before Interest and Tax (EBIT) ÷ (Total Assets - Current Liabilities)

0.064 = CN¥107m ÷ (CN¥1.8b - CN¥143m) (Based on the trailing twelve months to September 2023).

So, Jutze Intelligence TechnologyLtd has an ROCE of 6.4%. On its own that's a low return, but compared to the average of 5.0% generated by the Electronic industry, it's much better.

See our latest analysis for Jutze Intelligence TechnologyLtd

While the past is not representative of the future, it can be helpful to know how a company has performed historically, which is why we have this chart above. If you're interested in investigating Jutze Intelligence TechnologyLtd's past further, check out this free graph of past earnings, revenue and cash flow.

What Does the ROCE Trend For Jutze Intelligence TechnologyLtd Tell Us?

Unfortunately, the trend isn't great with ROCE falling from 27% five years ago, while capital employed has grown 314%. However, some of the increase in capital employed could be attributed to the recent capital raising that's been completed prior to their latest reporting period, so keep that in mind when looking at the ROCE decrease. Jutze Intelligence TechnologyLtd probably hasn't received a full year of earnings yet from the new funds it raised, so these figures should be taken with a grain of salt.

On a side note, Jutze Intelligence TechnologyLtd has done well to pay down its current liabilities to 7.8% of total assets. That could partly explain why the ROCE has dropped. What's more, this can reduce some aspects of risk to the business because now the company's suppliers or short-term creditors are funding less of its operations. Some would claim this reduces the business' efficiency at generating ROCE since it is now funding more of the operations with its own money.

What We Can Learn From Jutze Intelligence TechnologyLtd's ROCE

To conclude, we've found that Jutze Intelligence TechnologyLtd is reinvesting in the business, but returns have been falling. And investors may be recognizing these trends since the stock has only returned a total of 0.3% to shareholders over the last three years. Therefore, if you're looking for a multi-bagger, we'd propose looking at other options.

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