Yahoo Finance PBF Energy Inc.'s (NYSE:PBF) Stock's On An Uptrend: Are Strong Financials Guiding The Market?
Most readers would already be aware that PBF Energy's (NYSE:PBF) stock increased significantly by 6.8% over the past week. Since the market usually pay for a company’s long-term fundamentals, we decided to study the company’s key performance indicators to see if they could be influencing the market. Particularly, we will be paying attention to PBF Energy's ROE today.
Return on equity or ROE is an important factor to be considered by a shareholder because it tells them how effectively their capital is being reinvested. In simpler terms, it measures the profitability of a company in relation to shareholder's equity.
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How Do You Calculate Return On Equity?
Return on equity 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 PBF Energy is:
29% = US$1.9b ÷ US$6.6b (Based on the trailing twelve months to March 2024).
The 'return' is the profit over the last twelve months. Another way to think of that is that for every $1 worth of equity, the company was able to earn $0.29 in profit.
What Is The Relationship Between ROE And Earnings Growth?
We have already established that ROE serves as an efficient profit-generating gauge for a company's future earnings. We now need to evaluate how much profit the company reinvests or "retains" for future growth which then gives us an idea about the growth potential of the company. Assuming all else is equal, companies that have both a higher return on equity and higher profit retention are usually the ones that have a higher growth rate when compared to companies that don't have the same features.
PBF Energy's Earnings Growth And 29% ROE
First thing first, we like that PBF Energy has an impressive ROE. Additionally, the company's ROE is higher compared to the industry average of 18% which is quite remarkable. As a result, PBF Energy's exceptional 60% net income growth seen over the past five years, doesn't come as a surprise.
As a next step, we compared PBF Energy's 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 38%.
Earnings growth is a huge factor in stock valuation. It’s important for an investor to know whether the market has priced in the company's expected earnings growth (or decline). Doing so will help them establish if the stock's future looks promising or ominous. Is PBF fairly valued? This infographic on the company's intrinsic value has everything you need to know.
Is PBF Energy Using Its Retained Earnings Effectively?
PBF Energy's ' three-year median payout ratio is on the lower side at 3.0% implying that it is retaining a higher percentage (97%) of its profits. So it seems like the management is reinvesting profits heavily to grow its business and this reflects in its earnings growth number.
Besides, PBF Energy has been paying dividends for at least ten years or more. This shows that the company is committed to sharing profits with its shareholders. Looking at the current analyst consensus data, we can see that the company's future payout ratio is expected to rise to 29% over the next three years. Accordingly, the expected increase in the payout ratio explains the expected decline in the company's ROE to 3.3%, over the same period.
Conclusion
On the whole, we feel that PBF Energy's performance has been quite good. Specifically, we like that the company is reinvesting a huge chunk of its profits at a high rate of return. This of course has caused the company to see substantial growth in its earnings. That being so, according to the latest industry analyst forecasts, the company's earnings are expected to shrink in the future. To know more about the latest analysts predictions for the company, check out this visualization of analyst forecasts for the company.
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