Returns At Qatar Gas Transport Company Limited (Nakilat) (QPSC) (DSM:QGTS) Appear To Be Weighed Down
If you're looking for a multi-bagger, there's a few things to keep an eye out for. 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. In light of that, when we looked at Qatar Gas Transport Company Limited (Nakilat) (QPSC) (DSM:QGTS) and its ROCE trend, we weren't exactly thrilled.
What Is 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. Analysts use this formula to calculate it for Qatar Gas Transport Company Limited (Nakilat) (QPSC):
Return on Capital Employed = Earnings Before Interest and Tax (EBIT) ÷ (Total Assets - Current Liabilities)
0.06 = ر.ق2.0b ÷ (ر.ق36b - ر.ق3.1b) (Based on the trailing twelve months to September 2025).
So, Qatar Gas Transport Company Limited (Nakilat) (QPSC) has an ROCE of 6.0%. In absolute terms, that's a low return and it also under-performs the Oil and Gas industry average of 7.9%.
See our latest analysis for Qatar Gas Transport Company Limited (Nakilat) (QPSC)
In the above chart we have measured Qatar Gas Transport Company Limited (Nakilat) (QPSC)'s prior ROCE against its prior performance, but the future is arguably more important. If you're interested, you can view the analysts predictions in our free analyst report for Qatar Gas Transport Company Limited (Nakilat) (QPSC) .
What Can We Tell From Qatar Gas Transport Company Limited (Nakilat) (QPSC)'s ROCE Trend?
Things have been pretty stable at Qatar Gas Transport Company Limited (Nakilat) (QPSC), with its capital employed and returns on that capital staying somewhat the same for the last five years. Businesses with these traits tend to be mature and steady operations because they're past the growth phase. So unless we see a substantial change at Qatar Gas Transport Company Limited (Nakilat) (QPSC) in terms of ROCE and additional investments being made, we wouldn't hold our breath on it being a multi-bagger. With fewer investment opportunities, it makes sense that Qatar Gas Transport Company Limited (Nakilat) (QPSC) has been paying out a decent 47% of its earnings to shareholders. Unless businesses have highly compelling growth opportunities, they'll typically return some money to shareholders.
Our Take On Qatar Gas Transport Company Limited (Nakilat) (QPSC)'s ROCE
In a nutshell, Qatar Gas Transport Company Limited (Nakilat) (QPSC) has been trudging along with the same returns from the same amount of capital over the last five years. Although the market must be expecting these trends to improve because the stock has gained 64% over the last five years. However, unless these underlying trends turn more positive, we wouldn't get our hopes up too high.
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