Yahoo Finance Will Weakness in K92 Mining Inc.'s (CVE:KNT) Stock Prove Temporary Given Strong Fundamentals?
It is hard to get excited after looking at K92 Mining's (CVE:KNT) recent performance, when its stock has declined 8.4% over the past week. However, stock prices are usually driven by a company’s financial performance over the long term, which in this case looks quite promising. Particularly, we will be paying attention to K92 Mining's ROE today.
Return on equity or ROE is an important factor to be considered by a shareholder because it tells them how effectively their capital is being reinvested. 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 K92 Mining is:
33% = US$54m ÷ US$164m (Based on the trailing twelve months to September 2020).
The 'return' is the amount earned after tax over the last twelve months. So, this means that for every CA$1 of its shareholder's investments, the company generates a profit of CA$0.33.
Why Is ROE Important For Earnings Growth?
We have already established that ROE serves as an efficient profit-generating gauge for a company's future earnings. We now need to evaluate how much profit the company reinvests or "retains" for future growth which then gives us an idea about the growth potential of the company. Generally speaking, other things being equal, firms with a high return on equity and profit retention, have a higher growth rate than firms that don’t share these attributes.
K92 Mining's Earnings Growth And 33% ROE
First thing first, we like that K92 Mining has an impressive ROE. Additionally, the company's ROE is higher compared to the industry average of 8.7% which is quite remarkable. Under the circumstances, K92 Mining's considerable five year net income growth of 58% was to be expected.
As a next step, we compared K92 Mining's net income growth with the industry, and pleasingly, we found that the growth seen by the company is higher than the average industry growth of 30%.
Earnings growth is an important metric to consider when valuing a stock. What investors need to determine next is if the expected earnings growth, or the lack of it, is already built into the share price. Doing so will help them establish if the stock's future looks promising or ominous. Is KNT fairly valued? This infographic on the company's intrinsic value has everything you need to know.
Is K92 Mining Making Efficient Use Of Its Profits?
Summary
In total, we are pretty happy with K92 Mining's performance. In particular, it's great to see that the company is investing heavily into its business and along with a high rate of return, that has resulted in a sizeable growth in its earnings. With that said, the latest industry analyst forecasts reveal that the company's earnings growth is expected to slow down. 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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