Is Major Drilling Group International Inc.’s (TSE:MDI) Recent Stock Performance Tethered To Its Strong Fundamentals?

Major Drilling Group International’s (TSE:MDI) stock is up by a considerable 13% over the past month. Given that the market rewards strong financials in the long-term, we wonder if that is the case in this instance. In this article, we decided to focus on Major Drilling Group International’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. In simpler terms, it measures the profitability of a company in relation to shareholder’s equity.

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How Do You Calculate Return On Equity?

The formula for ROE is:

Return on Equity = Net Profit (from continuing operations) ÷ Shareholders’ Equity

So, based on the above formula, the ROE for Major Drilling Group International is:

18% = CA$67m ÷ CA$380m (Based on the trailing twelve months to July 2022).

The ‘return’ is the profit 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$0.18.

What Is The Relationship Between ROE And Earnings Growth?

So far, we’ve learned that ROE is a measure of a company’s profitability. 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. 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.

Major Drilling Group International’s Earnings Growth And 18% ROE

To begin with, Major Drilling Group International seems to have a respectable ROE. Further, the company’s ROE compares quite favorably to the industry average of 12%. This probably laid the ground for Major Drilling Group International’s significant 38% net income growth seen over the past five years. We reckon that there could also be other factors at play here. Such as – high earnings retention or an efficient management in place.

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As a next step, we compared Major Drilling Group International’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 31%.

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 Major Drilling Group International fairly valued compared to other companies? These 3 valuation measures might help you decide.

Is Major Drilling Group International Making Efficient Use Of Its Profits?

Major Drilling Group International doesn’t pay any dividend to its shareholders, meaning that the company has been reinvesting all of its profits into the business. This is likely what’s driving the high earnings growth number discussed above.

Conclusion

In total, we are pretty happy with Major Drilling Group International’s performance. Specifically, we like that the company is reinvesting a huge chunk of its profits at a high rate of return. This of course has caused the company to see substantial growth in its earnings. That being so, according to the latest industry analyst forecasts, the company’s earnings are expected to shrink in the future. To know more about the latest analysts predictions for the company, check out this visualization of analyst forecasts for the company.

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