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Most readers would already be aware that Shoals Technologies Group’s (NASDAQ:SHLS) stock increased significantly by 34% over the past month. We wonder if and what role the company’s financials play in that price change as a company’s long-term fundamentals usually dictate market outcomes. Particularly, we will be paying attention to Shoals Technologies Group’s ROE today.
Return on equity or ROE is a key measure used to assess how efficiently a company’s management is utilizing the company’s capital. Simply put, it is used to assess the profitability of a company in relation to its equity capital.
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The formula for ROE is:
Return on Equity = Net Profit (from continuing operations) ÷ Shareholders’ Equity
So, based on the above formula, the ROE for Shoals Technologies Group is:
6.0% = US$33m ÷ US$545m (Based on the trailing twelve months to September 2024).
The ‘return’ is the amount earned after tax over the last twelve months. Another way to think of that is that for every $1 worth of equity, the company was able to earn $0.06 in profit.
So far, we’ve learned that ROE is a measure of a company’s profitability. Depending on how much of these profits the company reinvests or “retains”, and how effectively it does so, we are then able to assess a company’s earnings growth potential. 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.
On the face of it, Shoals Technologies Group’s ROE is not much to talk about. A quick further study shows that the company’s ROE doesn’t compare favorably to the industry average of 10% either. Despite this, surprisingly, Shoals Technologies Group saw an exceptional 27% net income growth over the past five years. Therefore, there could be other reasons behind this growth. Such as – high earnings retention or an efficient management in place.
As a next step, we compared Shoals Technologies Group’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 17%.
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. Doing so will help them establish if the stock’s future looks promising or ominous. If you’re wondering about Shoals Technologies Group’s’s valuation, check out this gauge of its price-to-earnings ratio, as compared to its industry.
