Benzinga | May 20, 2021 12:27PM EDT

Return On Capital Employed Overview: PGT Innovations

Looking at Q1, PGT Innovations (NYSE:PGTI) earned $24.20 million, a 25.63% increase from the preceding quarter. PGT Innovations also posted a total of $271.09 million in sales, a 22.33% increase since Q4. PGT Innovations earned $19.26 million, and sales totaled $221.60 million in Q4.

What Is Return On Capital Employed?

Changes in earnings and sales indicate shifts in PGT Innovations's Return on Capital Employed, a measure of yearly pre-tax profit relative to capital employed by a business. Generally, a higher ROCE suggests successful growth of a company and is a sign of higher earnings per share in the future. In Q1, PGT Innovations posted an ROCE of 0.04%.

It is important to keep in mind ROCE evaluates past performance and is not used as a predictive tool. It is a good measure of a company's recent performance, but several factors could affect earnings and sales in the near future.

Return on Capital Employed is an important measurement of efficiency and a useful tool when comparing companies that operate in the same industry. A relatively high ROCE indicates a company may be generating profits that can be reinvested into more capital, leading to higher returns and growing EPS for shareholders.

In PGT Innovations's case, the positive ROCE ratio will be something investors pay attention to before making long-term financial decisions.

Q1 Earnings Insight

PGT Innovations reported Q1 earnings per share at $0.27/share, which beat analyst predictions of $0.18/share.