Veeva Systems’ (NYSE:VEEV) stock is up by a considerable 24% over the past three months. Given the company’s impressive performance, we decided to study its financial indicators more closely as a company’s financial health over the long-term usually dictates market outcomes. Particularly, we will be paying attention to Veeva Systems’ ROE today.
Return on equity or ROE is a key measure used to assess how efficiently a company’s management is utilizing the company’s capital. In short, ROE shows the profit each dollar generates with respect to its shareholder investments.
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How To Calculate Return On Equity?
ROE 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 Veeva Systems is:
13% = US$567m ÷ US$4.4b (Based on the trailing twelve months to October 2023).
The ‘return’ is the yearly profit. Another way to think of that is that for every $1 worth of equity, the company was able to earn $0.13 in profit.
What Has ROE Got To Do With Earnings Growth?
Thus far, we have learned that ROE measures how efficiently a company is generating its profits. Based on how much of its profits the company chooses to reinvest or “retain”, we are then able to evaluate a company’s future ability to generate profits. 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.
Veeva Systems’ Earnings Growth And 13% ROE
At first glance, Veeva Systems seems to have a decent ROE. Especially when compared to the industry average of 7.8% the company’s ROE looks pretty impressive. This probably laid the ground for Veeva Systems’ moderate 16% net income growth seen over the past five years.
As a next step, we compared Veeva Systems’ 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 1.7%.
Earnings growth is a huge factor in stock valuation. The investor should try to establish if the expected growth or decline in earnings, whichever the case may be, is priced in. Doing so will help them establish if the stock’s future looks promising or ominous. Has the market priced in the future outlook for VEEV? You can find out in our latest intrinsic value infographic research report.
Is Veeva Systems Using Its Retained Earnings Effectively?
Given that Veeva Systems doesn’t pay any dividend to its shareholders, we infer that the company has been reinvesting all of its profits to grow its business.
Conclusion
Overall, we are quite pleased with Veeva Systems’ 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. Are these analysts expectations based on the broad expectations for the industry, or on the company’s fundamentals? Click here to be taken to our analyst’s forecasts page for the company.
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