We Like Action Construction Equipment's (NSE:ACE) Returns And Here's How They're Trending

Simply Wall St · 06/27/2025 00:49

There are a few key trends to look for if we want to identify the next multi-bagger. Typically, we'll want to notice a trend of growing return on capital employed (ROCE) and alongside that, an expanding base of capital employed. This shows us that it's a compounding machine, able to continually reinvest its earnings back into the business and generate higher returns. So when we looked at the ROCE trend of Action Construction Equipment (NSE:ACE) we really liked what we saw.

Understanding Return On Capital Employed (ROCE)

Just to clarify if you're unsure, ROCE is a metric for evaluating how much pre-tax income (in percentage terms) a company earns on the capital invested in its business. Analysts use this formula to calculate it for Action Construction Equipment:

Return on Capital Employed = Earnings Before Interest and Tax (EBIT) ÷ (Total Assets - Current Liabilities)

0.29 = ₹4.8b ÷ (₹27b - ₹11b) (Based on the trailing twelve months to March 2025).

So, Action Construction Equipment has an ROCE of 29%. That's a fantastic return and not only that, it outpaces the average of 16% earned by companies in a similar industry.

Check out our latest analysis for Action Construction Equipment

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NSEI:ACE Return on Capital Employed June 27th 2025

In the above chart we have measured Action Construction Equipment's prior ROCE against its prior performance, but the future is arguably more important. If you'd like, you can check out the forecasts from the analysts covering Action Construction Equipment for free.

How Are Returns Trending?

Investors would be pleased with what's happening at Action Construction Equipment. The data shows that returns on capital have increased substantially over the last five years to 29%. Basically the business is earning more per dollar of capital invested and in addition to that, 232% more capital is being employed now too. This can indicate that there's plenty of opportunities to invest capital internally and at ever higher rates, a combination that's common among multi-baggers.

In Conclusion...

In summary, it's great to see that Action Construction Equipment can compound returns by consistently reinvesting capital at increasing rates of return, because these are some of the key ingredients of those highly sought after multi-baggers. And a remarkable 1,997% total return over the last five years tells us that investors are expecting more good things to come in the future. In light of that, we think it's worth looking further into this stock because if Action Construction Equipment can keep these trends up, it could have a bright future ahead.

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