China Brilliant Global (HKG:8026) Shareholders Will Want The ROCE Trajectory To Continue

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'd want to identify a growing return on capital employed (ROCE) and then alongside that, an ever-increasing base of capital employed. Ultimately, this demonstrates that it's a business that is reinvesting profits at increasing rates of return. So on that note, China Brilliant Global (HKG:8026) looks quite promising in regards to its trends of return on capital.

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Understanding Return On Capital Employed (ROCE)

If you haven't worked with ROCE before, it measures the 'return' (pre-tax profit) a company generates from capital employed in its business. To calculate this metric for China Brilliant Global, this is the formula:

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

0.033 = HK$11m ÷ (HK$373m - HK$31m) (Based on the trailing twelve months to September 2025).

Thus, China Brilliant Global has an ROCE of 3.3%. In absolute terms, that's a low return and it also under-performs the Retail Distributors industry average of 6.9%.

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Historical performance is a great place to start when researching a stock so above you can see the gauge for China Brilliant Global's ROCE against it's prior returns. If you want to delve into the historical earnings , check out these free graphs detailing revenue and cash flow performance of China Brilliant Global.

The Trend Of ROCE

The fact that China Brilliant Global is now generating some pre-tax profits from its prior investments is very encouraging. The company was generating losses five years ago, but now it's earning 3.3% which is a sight for sore eyes. In addition to that, China Brilliant Global is employing 324% more capital than previously which is expected of a company that's trying to break into profitability. This can indicate that there's plenty of opportunities to invest capital internally and at ever higher rates, both common traits of a multi-bagger.

Our Take On China Brilliant Global's ROCE

To the delight of most shareholders, China Brilliant Global has now broken into profitability. Given the stock has declined 19% in the last five years, this could be a good investment if the valuation and other metrics are also appealing. So researching this company further and determining whether or not these trends will continue seems justified.

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