Yahoo Finance Is The Market Rewarding Texas Roadhouse, Inc. (NASDAQ:TXRH) With A Negative Sentiment As A Result Of Its Mixed Fundamentals?
Texas Roadhouse (NASDAQ:TXRH) has had a rough week with its share price down 7.1%. It seems that the market might have completely ignored the positive aspects of the company's fundamentals and decided to weigh-in more on the negative aspects. Fundamentals usually dictate market outcomes so it makes sense to study the company's financials. In this article, we decided to focus on Texas Roadhouse's ROE.
ROE or return on equity is a useful tool to assess how effectively a company can generate returns on the investment it received from its shareholders. Simply put, it is used to assess the profitability of a company in relation to its equity capital.
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How To Calculate Return On Equity?
Return on equity can be calculated by using the formula:
Return on Equity = Net Profit (from continuing operations) ÷ Shareholders' Equity
So, based on the above formula, the ROE for Texas Roadhouse is:
8.3% = US$84m ÷ US$1.0b (Based on the trailing twelve months to March 2021).
The 'return' is the amount earned after tax over the last twelve months. One way to conceptualize this is that for each $1 of shareholders' capital it has, the company made $0.08 in profit.
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 everything else remains unchanged, the higher the ROE and profit retention, the higher the growth rate of a company compared to companies that don't necessarily bear these characteristics.
Texas Roadhouse's Earnings Growth And 8.3% ROE
On the face of it, Texas Roadhouse's ROE is not much to talk about. A quick further study shows that the company's ROE doesn't compare favorably to the industry average of 11% either. Given the circumstances, the significant decline in net income by 5.0% seen by Texas Roadhouse over the last five years is not surprising. However, there could also be other factors causing the earnings to decline. For example, it is possible that the business has allocated capital poorly or that the company has a very high payout ratio.
With the industry earnings declining at a rate of 5.8% in the same period, we deduce that both the company and the industry are shrinking at the same rate.
Earnings growth is a huge factor in stock valuation. It’s important for an investor to know whether the market has priced in the company's expected earnings growth (or decline). This then helps them determine if the stock is placed for a bright or bleak future. Is Texas Roadhouse fairly valued compared to other companies? These 3 valuation measures might help you decide.
Is Texas Roadhouse Using Its Retained Earnings Effectively?
Despite having a normal three-year median payout ratio of 50% (where it is retaining 50% of its profits), Texas Roadhouse has seen a decline in earnings as we saw above. So there might be other factors at play here which could potentially be hampering growth. For example, the business has faced some headwinds.
Moreover, Texas Roadhouse has been paying dividends for at least ten years or more suggesting that management must have perceived that the shareholders prefer dividends over earnings growth. Our latest analyst data shows that the future payout ratio of the company over the next three years is expected to be approximately 46%. Still, forecasts suggest that Texas Roadhouse's future ROE will rise to 23% even though the the company's payout ratio is not expected to change by much.
Conclusion
In total, we're a bit ambivalent about Texas Roadhouse's performance. While the company does have a high rate of profit retention, its low rate of return is probably hampering its earnings growth. That being so, the latest industry analyst forecasts show that the analysts are expecting to see a huge improvement in the company's earnings growth rate. To know more about the company's future earnings growth forecasts take a look at this free report on analyst forecasts for the company to find out more.
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