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Decent Financials But Stock Declining: Is Market Wrong About Pacira BioSciences?


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Pacira BioSciences (NASDAQ:PCRX) has had a rough three months with its share price down 31%. However, the company’s fundamentals look pretty decent, and long-term financials are usually aligned with future market price movements. Specifically, we decided to study Pacira BioSciences’ ROE in this article.

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 short, ROE shows the profit each dollar generates with respect to its shareholder investments.

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How Do You Calculate Return On Equity?

The formula for return on equity is:

Return on Equity = Net Profit (from continuing operations) ÷ Shareholders’ Equity

So, based on the above formula, the ROE for Pacira BioSciences is:

2.7% = US$21m ÷ US$770m (Based on the trailing twelve months to September 2022).

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 $0.03 in profit.

What Is The Relationship Between ROE And Earnings Growth?

So far, we’ve learned that ROE is a measure of a company’s profitability. 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 everything else remains unchanged, the higher the ROE and profit retention, the higher the growth rate of a company compared to companies that don’t necessarily bear these characteristics.

Pacira BioSciences’ Earnings Growth And 2.7% ROE

As you can see, Pacira BioSciences’ ROE looks pretty weak. Not just that, even compared to the industry average of 18%, the company’s ROE is entirely unremarkable. However, we we’re pleasantly surprised to see that Pacira BioSciences grew its net income at a significant rate of 55% in the last five years. Therefore, there could be other reasons behind this growth. Such as – high earnings retention or an efficient management in place.

As a next step, we compared Pacira BioSciences’ 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%.

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NasdaqGS:PCRX Past Earnings Growth January 22nd 2023

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. One good indicator of expected earnings growth is the P/E ratio which determines the price the market is willing to pay for a stock based on its earnings prospects. So, you may want to check if Pacira BioSciences is trading on a high P/E or a low P/E, relative to its industry.

Is Pacira BioSciences Efficiently Re-investing Its Profits?

Pacira BioSciences doesn’t pay any dividend to its shareholders, meaning that the company has been reinvesting all of its profits into the business. This is likely what’s driving the high earnings growth number discussed above.

Conclusion

On the whole, we do feel that Pacira BioSciences has some positive attributes. Even in spite of the low rate of return, the company has posted impressive earnings growth as a result of reinvesting heavily into its business. On studying current analyst estimates, we found that analysts expect the company to continue its recent growth streak. 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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This article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. We provide commentary based on historical data and analyst forecasts only using an unbiased methodology and our articles are not intended to be financial advice. It does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any stock, and does not take account of your objectives, or your financial situation. We aim to bring you long-term focused analysis driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis may not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements or qualitative material. Simply Wall St has no position in any stocks mentioned.



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