To find a multi-bagger stock, what are the underlying trends we should look for in a business? In a perfect world, we'd like to see a company investing more capital into its business and ideally the returns earned from that capital are also increasing. If you see this, it typically means it's a company with a great business model and plenty of profitable reinvestment opportunities. With that in mind, we've noticed some promising trends at Visteon (NASDAQ:VC) so let's look a bit deeper.
Return On Capital Employed (ROCE): What Is It?
For those who don't know, ROCE is a measure of a company's yearly pre-tax profit (its return), relative to the capital employed in the business. To calculate this metric for Visteon, this is the formula:
Return on Capital Employed = Earnings Before Interest and Tax (EBIT) ÷ (Total Assets - Current Liabilities)
0.15 = US$352m ÷ (US$3.2b - US$921m) (Based on the trailing twelve months to June 2025).
Therefore, Visteon has an ROCE of 15%. In absolute terms, that's a satisfactory return, but compared to the Auto Components industry average of 11% it's much better.
View our latest analysis for Visteon
Above you can see how the current ROCE for Visteon compares to its prior returns on capital, but there's only so much you can tell from the past. If you'd like, you can check out the forecasts from the analysts covering Visteon for free.
How Are Returns Trending?
The trends we've noticed at Visteon are quite reassuring. The data shows that returns on capital have increased substantially over the last five years to 15%. Basically the business is earning more per dollar of capital invested and in addition to that, 32% 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.
The Bottom Line On Visteon's ROCE
To sum it up, Visteon has proven it can reinvest in the business and generate higher returns on that capital employed, which is terrific. And investors seem to expect more of this going forward, since the stock has rewarded shareholders with a 45% return over the last five years. In light of that, we think it's worth looking further into this stock because if Visteon can keep these trends up, it could have a bright future ahead.
Since virtually every company faces some risks, it's worth knowing what they are, and we've spotted 3 warning signs for Visteon (of which 1 shouldn't be ignored!) that you should know about.
While Visteon may not currently earn the highest returns, we've compiled a list of companies that currently earn more than 25% return on equity. Check out this free list here.
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