National Company for Learning and Education (TADAWUL:4291) Stock's Been Sliding But Fundamentals Look Decent: Will The Market Correct The Share Price In The Future?
It is hard to get excited after looking at National Company for Learning and Education's (TADAWUL:4291) recent performance, when its stock has declined 5.6% over the past month. However, stock prices are usually driven by a company’s financials over the long term, which in this case look pretty respectable. Specifically, we decided to study National Company for Learning and Education's ROE in this article.
Return on Equity or ROE is a test of how effectively a company is growing its value and managing investors’ money. Put another way, it reveals the company's success at turning shareholder investments into profits.
How To Calculate Return On Equity?
The formula for ROE is:
Return on Equity = Net Profit (from continuing operations) ÷ Shareholders' Equity
So, based on the above formula, the ROE for National Company for Learning and Education is:
17% = ر.س153m ÷ ر.س897m (Based on the trailing twelve months to October 2025).
The 'return' is the yearly profit. One way to conceptualize this is that for each SAR1 of shareholders' capital it has, the company made SAR0.17 in profit.
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Why Is ROE Important For Earnings Growth?
Thus far, we have learned that ROE measures how efficiently a company is generating its profits. 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. Assuming all else is equal, companies that have both a higher return on equity and higher profit retention are usually the ones that have a higher growth rate when compared to companies that don't have the same features.
National Company for Learning and Education's Earnings Growth And 17% ROE
When you first look at it, National Company for Learning and Education's ROE doesn't look that attractive. Yet, a closer study shows that the company's ROE is similar to the industry average of 17%. Looking at National Company for Learning and Education's exceptional 33% five-year net income growth in particular, we are definitely impressed. Taking into consideration that the ROE is not particularly high, we reckon that there could also be other factors at play which could be influencing the company's growth. For instance, the company has a low payout ratio or is being managed efficiently.
Next, on comparing with the industry net income growth, we found that National Company for Learning and Education's growth is quite high when compared to the industry average growth of 24% in the same period, which is great to see.
Earnings growth is an important metric to consider when valuing a stock. The investor should try to establish if the expected growth or decline in earnings, whichever the case may be, is priced in. Doing so will help them establish if the stock's future looks promising or ominous. If you're wondering about National Company for Learning and Education's's valuation, check out this gauge of its price-to-earnings ratio, as compared to its industry.
Is National Company for Learning and Education Using Its Retained Earnings Effectively?
National Company for Learning and Education's significant three-year median payout ratio of 64% (where it is retaining only 36% of its income) suggests that the company has been able to achieve a high growth in earnings despite returning most of its income to shareholders.
Besides, National Company for Learning and Education has been paying dividends over a period of seven years. This shows that the company is committed to sharing profits with its shareholders. Based on the latest analysts' estimates, we found that the company's future payout ratio over the next three years is expected to hold steady at 59%.
Summary
On the whole, we do feel that National Company for Learning and Education has some positive attributes. While no doubt its earnings growth is pretty substantial, we do feel that the reinvestment rate is pretty low, meaning, the earnings growth number could have been significantly higher had the company been retaining more of its profits. That being so, a study of the latest analyst forecasts show that the company is expected to see a slowdown in its future earnings growth. Are these analysts expectations based on the broad expectations for the industry, or on the company's fundamentals? Click here to be taken to our analyst's forecasts page for the company.
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