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Understanding how HiTech Group Australia Limited (ASX:HIT) is performing as a company requires looking at more than just a years’ earnings. Today I will run you through a basic sense check to gain perspective on how HiTech Group Australia is doing by comparing its latest earnings with its long-term trend as well as the performance of its professional services industry peers.
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Were HIT’s earnings stronger than its past performances and the industry?
HIT’s trailing twelve-month earnings (from 30 June 2018) of AU$2.6m has jumped 11% compared to the previous year.
However, this one-year growth rate has been lower than its average earnings growth rate over the past 5 years of 51%, indicating the rate at which HIT is growing has slowed down. What could be happening here? Well, let’s take a look at what’s occurring with margins and whether the whole industry is feeling the heat.
In terms of returns from investment, HiTech Group Australia has invested its equity funds well leading to a 35% return on equity (ROE), above the sensible minimum of 20%. Furthermore, its return on assets (ROA) of 27% exceeds the AU Professional Services industry of 9.5%, indicating HiTech Group Australia has used its assets more efficiently. However, its return on capital (ROC), which also accounts for HiTech Group Australia’s debt level, has declined over the past 3 years from 54% to 49%.
What does this mean?
Though HiTech Group Australia’s past data is helpful, it is only one aspect of my investment thesis. While HiTech Group Australia has a good historical track record with positive growth and profitability, there’s no certainty that this will extrapolate into the future. I recommend you continue to research HiTech Group Australia to get a more holistic view of the stock by looking at:
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Future Outlook: What are well-informed industry analysts predicting for HIT’s future growth? Take a look at our free research report of analyst consensus for HIT’s outlook.
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Financial Health: Are HIT’s operations financially sustainable? Balance sheets can be hard to analyze, which is why we’ve done it for you. Check out our financial health checks here.
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Other High-Performing Stocks: Are there other stocks that provide better prospects with proven track records? Explore our free list of these great stocks here.
NB: Figures in this article are calculated using data from the trailing twelve months from 30 June 2018. This may not be consistent with full year annual report figures.
To help readers see past the short term volatility of the financial market, we aim to bring you a long-term focused research analysis purely driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis does not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements.
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