Is Carlisle Companies Incorporated's (NYSE:CSL) Recent Stock Performance Tethered To Its Strong Fundamentals?


Most readers would already be aware that Carlisle Companies’ (NYSE:CSL) stock increased significantly by 11% over the past three months. Given the company’s impressive performance, we decided to study its financial indicators more closely as a company’s financial health over the long-term usually dictates market outcomes. Particularly, we will be paying attention to Carlisle Companies’ 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. Put another way, it reveals the company’s success at turning shareholder investments into profits.

Check out our latest analysis for Carlisle Companies

How Is ROE Calculated?

ROE 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 Carlisle Companies is:

28% = US$806m ÷ US$2.9b (Based on the trailing twelve months to March 2024).

The ‘return’ is the profit over the last twelve months. One way to conceptualize this is that for each $1 of shareholders’ capital it has, the company made $0.28 in profit.

Why Is ROE Important For Earnings Growth?

Thus far, we have learned that ROE measures how efficiently a company is generating its profits. 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.

A Side By Side comparison of Carlisle Companies’ Earnings Growth And 28% ROE

First thing first, we like that Carlisle Companies has an impressive ROE. Secondly, even when compared to the industry average of 17% the company’s ROE is quite impressive. This likely paved the way for the modest 18% net income growth seen by Carlisle Companies over the past five years.

As a next step, we compared Carlisle Companies’ 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 14%.


NYSE:CSL Past Earnings Growth June 6th 2024

Earnings growth is an important metric to consider when valuing a stock. The investor should try to establish if the expected growth or decline in earnings, whichever the case may be, is priced in. This then helps them determine if the stock is placed for a bright or bleak future. Is Carlisle Companies fairly valued compared to other companies? These 3 valuation measures might help you decide.

Is Carlisle Companies Making Efficient Use Of Its Profits?

Carlisle Companies has a low three-year median payout ratio of 21%, meaning that the company retains the remaining 79% of its profits. This suggests that the management is reinvesting most of the profits to grow the business.

Moreover, Carlisle Companies is determined to keep sharing its profits with shareholders which we infer from its long history of paying a dividend for at least ten years. Based on the latest analysts’ estimates, we found that the company’s future payout ratio over the next three years is expected to hold steady at 18%.

Conclusion

On the whole, we feel that Carlisle Companies’ performance has been quite good. In particular, it’s great to see that the company is investing heavily into its business and along with a high rate of return, that has resulted in a sizeable growth in its earnings. With that said, the latest industry analyst forecasts reveal that the company’s earnings growth is expected to slow down. 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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