If you're not sure where to start when looking for the next multi-bagger, there are a few key trends you should keep an eye out for. Amongst other things, we'll want to see two things; firstly, a growing return on capital employed (ROCE) and secondly, an expansion in the company's amount of capital employed. Put simply, these types of businesses are compounding machines, meaning they are continually reinvesting their earnings at ever-higher rates of return. Ergo, when we looked at the ROCE trends at Doximity (NYSE:DOCS), we liked what we saw.

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What Is Return On Capital Employed (ROCE)?

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. The formula for this calculation on Doximity is:

Return on Capital Employed = Earnings Before Interest and Tax (EBIT) ÷ (Total Assets - Current Liabilities)

0.21 = US$224m ÷ (US$1.2b - US$116m) (Based on the trailing twelve months to December 2024).

Therefore, Doximity has an ROCE of 21%. That's a fantastic return and not only that, it outpaces the average of 6.8% earned by companies in a similar industry.

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In the above chart we have measured Doximity's prior ROCE against its prior performance, but the future is arguably more important. If you'd like to see what analysts are forecasting going forward, you should check out our free analyst report for Doximity .

What The Trend Of ROCE Can Tell Us

It's hard not to be impressed by Doximity's returns on capital. The company has employed 1,315% more capital in the last five years, and the returns on that capital have remained stable at 21%. Now considering ROCE is an attractive 21%, this combination is actually pretty appealing because it means the business can consistently put money to work and generate these high returns. If these trends can continue, it wouldn't surprise us if the company became a multi-bagger.

One more thing to note, even though ROCE has remained relatively flat over the last five years, the reduction in current liabilities to 9.9% of total assets, is good to see from a business owner's perspective. This can eliminate some of the risks inherent in the operations because the business has less outstanding obligations to their suppliers and or short-term creditors than they did previously.

The Bottom Line On Doximity's ROCE

In the end, the company has proven it can reinvest it's capital at high rates of returns, which you'll remember is a trait of a multi-bagger. However, over the last three years, the stock has only delivered a 7.1% return to shareholders who held over that period. So to determine if Doximity is a multi-bagger going forward, we'd suggest digging deeper into the company's other fundamentals.

On a final note, we've found 2 warning signs for Doximity that we think you should be aware of.

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