Finding a business that has the potential to grow substantially is not easy, but it is possible if we look at a few key financial metrics. Firstly, we'll want to see a proven return on capital employed (ROCE) that is increasing, and secondly, an expanding base of capital employed. Ultimately, this demonstrates that it's a business that is reinvesting profits at increasing rates of return. So when we looked at the ROCE trend of Al Rashid Industrial (TADAWUL:9580) we really liked what we saw.
For those who don't know, ROCE is a measure of a company's yearly pre-tax profit (its return), relative to the capital employed in the business. Analysts use this formula to calculate it for Al Rashid Industrial:
Return on Capital Employed = Earnings Before Interest and Tax (EBIT) ÷ (Total Assets - Current Liabilities)
0.23 = ر.س39m ÷ (ر.س187m - ر.س17m) (Based on the trailing twelve months to June 2025).
So, Al Rashid Industrial has an ROCE of 23%. In absolute terms that's a great return and it's even better than the Packaging industry average of 14%.
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Historical performance is a great place to start when researching a stock so above you can see the gauge for Al Rashid Industrial's ROCE against it's prior returns. If you're interested in investigating Al Rashid Industrial's past further, check out this free graph covering Al Rashid Industrial's past earnings, revenue and cash flow.
Al Rashid Industrial is displaying some positive trends. Over the last four years, returns on capital employed have risen substantially to 23%. The company is effectively making more money per dollar of capital used, and it's worth noting that the amount of capital has increased too, by 83%. So we're very much inspired by what we're seeing at Al Rashid Industrial thanks to its ability to profitably reinvest capital.
In summary, it's great to see that Al Rashid Industrial can compound returns by consistently reinvesting capital at increasing rates of return, because these are some of the key ingredients of those highly sought after multi-baggers. And with a respectable 20% awarded to those who held the stock over the last year, you could argue that these developments are starting to get the attention they deserve. Therefore, we think it would be worth your time to check if these trends are going to continue.
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