Ganesh Infraworld (NSE:GANESHIN) Will Want To Turn Around Its Return Trends
What are the early trends we should look for to identify a stock that could multiply in value over the long term? Typically, we'll want to notice a trend of growing return on capital employed (ROCE) and alongside that, an expanding base 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. Looking at Ganesh Infraworld (NSE:GANESHIN), it does have a high ROCE right now, but lets see how returns are trending.
Return On Capital Employed (ROCE): What Is It?
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 Ganesh Infraworld:
Return on Capital Employed = Earnings Before Interest and Tax (EBIT) ÷ (Total Assets - Current Liabilities)
0.34 = ₹743m ÷ (₹3.7b - ₹1.5b) (Based on the trailing twelve months to September 2025).
So, Ganesh Infraworld has an ROCE of 34%. That's a fantastic return and not only that, it outpaces the average of 15% earned by companies in a similar industry.
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Historical performance is a great place to start when researching a stock so above you can see the gauge for Ganesh Infraworld'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 Ganesh Infraworld.
What Does the ROCE Trend For Ganesh Infraworld Tell Us?
On the surface, the trend of ROCE at Ganesh Infraworld doesn't inspire confidence. Historically returns on capital were even higher at 45%, but they have dropped over the last three years. Although, given both revenue and the amount of assets employed in the business have increased, it could suggest the company is investing in growth, and the extra capital has led to a short-term reduction in ROCE. And if the increased capital generates additional returns, the business, and thus shareholders, will benefit in the long run.
On a related note, Ganesh Infraworld has decreased its current liabilities to 41% of total assets. That could partly explain why the ROCE has dropped. What's more, this can reduce some aspects of risk to the business because now the company's suppliers or short-term creditors are funding less of its operations. Since the business is basically funding more of its operations with it's own money, you could argue this has made the business less efficient at generating ROCE. Either way, they're still at a pretty high level, so we'd like to see them fall further if possible.
The Bottom Line On Ganesh Infraworld's ROCE
Even though returns on capital have fallen in the short term, we find it promising that revenue and capital employed have both increased for Ganesh Infraworld. Furthermore the stock has climbed 33% over the last year, it would appear that investors are upbeat about the future. So should these growth trends continue, we'd be optimistic on the stock going forward.
Ganesh Infraworld does have some risks, we noticed 2 warning signs (and 1 which doesn't sit too well with us) we think you should know about.
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