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CTV News
14-05-2025
- Automotive
- CTV News
Major road closures coming on the long weekend in Montreal
Work on the St. Laurent overpass requires workers to have access to the pillar in the Ville-Marie and Viger tunnels, and thus requires long-term closures of the left lanes in both directions. (MTQ)
CTV News
08-05-2025
- General
- CTV News
Here are the Montreal-area road closures for the Mother's Day weekend
The Ville-Marie tunnel westbound will be closed on the weekend of May 9 to 12, 2025. (MTQ)
Yahoo
31-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
There's Been No Shortage Of Growth Recently For MTQ's (SGX:M05) Returns On Capital
What trends should we look for it we want to identify stocks that can multiply in value over the long term? 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. Basically this means that a company has profitable initiatives that it can continue to reinvest in, which is a trait of a compounding machine. Speaking of which, we noticed some great changes in MTQ's (SGX:M05) returns on capital, so let's have a look. The end of cancer? These 15 emerging AI stocks are developing tech that will allow early identification of life changing diseases like cancer and Alzheimer's. 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. To calculate this metric for MTQ, this is the formula: Return on Capital Employed = Earnings Before Interest and Tax (EBIT) ÷ (Total Assets - Current Liabilities) 0.069 = S$7.0m ÷ (S$121m - S$18m) (Based on the trailing twelve months to September 2024). Thus, MTQ has an ROCE of 6.9%. On its own that's a low return on capital but it's in line with the industry's average returns of 6.6%. Check out our latest analysis for MTQ While the past is not representative of the future, it can be helpful to know how a company has performed historically, which is why we have this chart above. If you're interested in investigating MTQ's past further, check out this free graph covering MTQ's past earnings, revenue and cash flow. MTQ is showing promise given that its ROCE is trending up and to the right. The figures show that over the last five years, ROCE has grown 154% whilst employing roughly the same amount of capital. So it's likely that the business is now reaping the full benefits of its past investments, since the capital employed hasn't changed considerably. On that front, things are looking good so it's worth exploring what management has said about growth plans going forward. On a related note, the company's ratio of current liabilities to total assets has decreased to 15%, which basically reduces it's funding from the likes of short-term creditors or suppliers. So shareholders would be pleased that the growth in returns has mostly come from underlying business performance. As discussed above, MTQ appears to be getting more proficient at generating returns since capital employed has remained flat but earnings (before interest and tax) are up. Since the stock has returned a solid 64% to shareholders over the last five years, it's fair to say investors are beginning to recognize these changes. Therefore, we think it would be worth your time to check if these trends are going to continue. If you want to continue researching MTQ, you might be interested to know about the 3 warning signs that our analysis has discovered. If you want to search for solid companies with great earnings, check out this free list of companies with good balance sheets and impressive returns on equity. Have feedback on this article? Concerned about the content? Get in touch with us directly. Alternatively, email editorial-team (at) 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.
