Benzinga | May 20, 2021 11:39AM EDT

Return on Capital Employed Overview: Brady

After pulling data from Benzinga Pro it seems like during Q3, Brady (NYSE:BRC) earned $46.73 million, a 24.89% increase from the preceding quarter. Brady also posted a total of $295.50 million in sales, a 11.16% increase since Q2. Brady earned $37.41 million, and sales totaled $265.84 million in Q2.

What Is Return On Capital Employed?

Return on Capital Employed is a measure of yearly pre-tax profit relative to capital employed by a business. Changes in earnings and sales indicate shifts in a company's ROCE. A higher ROCE is generally representative of successful growth of a company and is a sign of higher earnings per share in the future. A low or negative ROCE suggests the opposite. In Q3, Brady posted an ROCE of 0.05%.

Keep in mind, while ROCE is a good measure of a company's recent performance, it is not a highly reliable predictor of a company's earnings or sales in the near future.

ROCE is an important metric for the comparison of similar companies. A relatively high ROCE shows Brady is potentially operating at a higher level of efficiency than other companies in its industry. If the company is generating high profits with its current level of capital, some of that money can be reinvested in more capital which will generally lead to higher returns and earnings per share growth.

For Brady, the return on capital employed ratio shows the number of assets can actually help the company achieve higher returns, an important note investors will take into account when gauging the payoff from long-term financing strategies.

Upcoming Earnings Estimate

Brady reported Q3 earnings per share at $0.71/share, which beat analyst predictions of $0.66/share.