We Like These Underlying Return On Capital Trends At Damai Entertainment Holdings (HKG:1060)

If we want to find a potential multi-bagger, often there are underlying trends that can provide clues. Firstly, we’d want to identify a growing return on capital employed (ROCE) and then alongside that, an ever-increasing base of capital employed. Put simply, these types of businesses are compounding machines, meaning they are continually reinvesting their earnings at ever-higher rates of return. So on that note, Damai Entertainment Holdings (HKG:1060) looks quite promising in regards to its trends of return on capital.

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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 Damai Entertainment Holdings:

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

0.039 = CN¥681m ÷ (CN¥26b – CN¥9.2b) (Based on the trailing twelve months to September 2025).

Thus, Damai Entertainment Holdings has an ROCE of 3.9%. In absolute terms, that’s a low return and it also under-performs the Entertainment industry average of 9.5%.

See our latest analysis for Damai Entertainment Holdings

Above you can see how the current ROCE for Damai Entertainment Holdings compares to its prior returns on capital, but there’s only so much you can tell from the past. If you’d like to see what analysts are forecasting going forward, you should check out our free analyst report for Damai Entertainment Holdings .

What Does the ROCE Trend For Damai Entertainment Holdings Tell Us?

Damai Entertainment Holdings has recently broken into profitability so their prior investments seem to be paying off. About five years ago the company was generating losses but things have turned around because it’s now earning 3.9% on its capital. In addition to that, Damai Entertainment Holdings is employing 22% more capital than previously which is expected of a company that’s trying to break into profitability. This can tell us that the company has plenty of reinvestment opportunities that are able to generate higher returns.

For the record though, there was a noticeable increase in the company’s current liabilities over the period, so we would attribute some of the ROCE growth to that. Essentially the business now has suppliers or short-term creditors funding about 35% of its operations, which isn’t ideal. Keep an eye out for future increases because when the ratio of current liabilities to total assets gets particularly high, this can introduce some new risks for the business.

Our Take On Damai Entertainment Holdings’ ROCE

Overall, Damai Entertainment Holdings gets a big tick from us thanks in most part to the fact that it is now profitable and is reinvesting in its business. Since the total return from the stock has been almost flat over the last five years, there might be an opportunity here if the valuation looks good. With that in mind, we believe the promising trends warrant this stock for further investigation.

On a final note, we’ve found 1 warning sign for Damai Entertainment Holdings that we think you should be aware of.

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