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Shareholders Would Enjoy A Repeat Of Matador Resources' (NYSE:MTDR) Recent Growth In Returns

If we want to find a potential multi-bagger, often there are underlying trends that can provide clues. Ideally, a business will show two trends; firstly a growing return on capital employed (ROCE) and secondly, an increasing amount of capital employed. Ultimately, this demonstrates that it's a business that is reinvesting profits at increasing rates of return. With that in mind, the ROCE of Matador Resources (NYSE:MTDR) looks great, so lets see what the trend can tell us.

Understanding Return On Capital Employed (ROCE)

Just to clarify if you're unsure, ROCE is a metric for evaluating how much pre-tax income (in percentage terms) a company earns on the capital invested in its business. To calculate this metric for Matador Resources, this is the formula:

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

0.37 = US$1.7b ÷ (US$5.3b - US$625m) (Based on the trailing twelve months to September 2022).

So, Matador Resources has an ROCE of 37%. In absolute terms that's a great return and it's even better than the Oil and Gas industry average of 21%.

See our latest analysis for Matador Resources

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In the above chart we have measured Matador Resources' prior ROCE against its prior performance, but the future is arguably more important. If you're interested, you can view the analysts predictions in our free report on analyst forecasts for the company.

How Are Returns Trending?

Matador Resources is displaying some positive trends. The numbers show that in the last five years, the returns generated on capital employed have grown considerably to 37%. The amount of capital employed has increased too, by 193%. This can indicate that there's plenty of opportunities to invest capital internally and at ever higher rates, a combination that's common among multi-baggers.

The Key Takeaway

All in all, it's terrific to see that Matador Resources is reaping the rewards from prior investments and is growing its capital base. And with the stock having performed exceptionally well over the last five years, these patterns are being accounted for by investors. So given the stock has proven it has promising trends, it's worth researching the company further to see if these trends are likely to persist.

One more thing, we've spotted 1 warning sign facing Matador Resources that you might find interesting.

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