Ideally, your overall portfolio should beat the market average. But even the best stock picker will only win with some selections. At this point some shareholders may be questioning their investment in Bestsun Energy Co., Ltd. (SHSE:600681), since the last five years saw the share price fall 61%. On top of that, the share price is down 6.3% in the last week. This could be related to the recent financial results - you can catch up on the most recent data by reading our company report.
After losing 6.3% this past week, it's worth investigating the company's fundamentals to see what we can infer from past performance.
View our latest analysis for Bestsun Energy
While the efficient markets hypothesis continues to be taught by some, it has been proven that markets are over-reactive dynamic systems, and investors are not always rational. By comparing earnings per share (EPS) and share price changes over time, we can get a feel for how investor attitudes to a company have morphed over time.
Looking back five years, both Bestsun Energy's share price and EPS declined; the latter at a rate of 6.2% per year. Readers should note that the share price has fallen faster than the EPS, at a rate of 17% per year, over the period. So it seems the market was too confident about the business, in the past.
The graphic below depicts how EPS has changed over time (unveil the exact values by clicking on the image).
SHSE:600681 Earnings Per Share Growth August 4th 2022
Before buying or selling a stock, we always recommend a close examination of historic growth trends, available here.
What About Dividends?
It is important to consider the total shareholder return, as well as the share price return, for any given stock. The TSR incorporates the value of any spin-offs or discounted capital raisings, along with any dividends, based on the assumption that the dividends are reinvested. It's fair to say that the TSR gives a more complete picture for stocks that pay a dividend. In the case of Bestsun Energy, it has a TSR of -48% for the last 5 years. That exceeds its share price return that we previously mentioned. And there's no prize for guessing that the dividend payments largely explain the divergence!
A Different Perspective
It's nice to see that Bestsun Energy shareholders have received a total shareholder return of 1.6% over the last year. That's including the dividend. That certainly beats the loss of about 8% per year over the last half decade. The long term loss makes us cautious, but the short term TSR gain certainly hints at a brighter future. I find it very interesting to look at share price over the long term as a proxy for business performance. But to truly gain insight, we need to consider other information, too. Even so, be aware that Bestsun Energy is showing 2 warning signs in our investment analysis , and 1 of those is significant...
We will like Bestsun Energy better if we see some big insider buys. While we wait, check out this free list of growing companies with considerable, recent, insider buying.
Please note, the market returns quoted in this article reflect the market weighted average returns of stocks that currently trade on CN exchanges.
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理想情况下,你的整体投资组合应该超过市场平均水平。但即使是最好的选股者也只有在一些选择。在这一点上,一些股东可能会质疑他们在贝斯特森能源有限公司。(上交所:600681),自过去五年以来,股价下跌了61%。最重要的是,该公司股价在上周下跌了6.3%。这可能与最近的财务业绩有关-您可以通过阅读我们的公司报告来了解最新的数据。
在过去一周下跌6.3%后,有必要调查一下该公司的基本面,看看我们可以从过去的表现中推断出什么。
查看我们对BestSun Energy的最新分析
虽然有效市场假说继续被一些人传授,但事实证明,市场是过度反应的动态系统,投资者并不总是理性的。通过比较每股收益(EPS)和股价随时间的变化,我们可以感受到投资者对一家公司的态度随着时间的推移发生了怎样的变化。
回顾五年前,贝斯特森能源的股价和每股收益都出现了下降;后者以每年6.2%的速度下降。读者应该注意到,在此期间,该公司股价以每年17%的速度下跌,速度比每股收益更快。因此,过去市场似乎对这项业务过于自信。
下图描述了EPS是如何随着时间的推移而变化的(通过单击图像来揭示确切的值)。
上交所:2022年8月4日每股收益增长600681
在买卖股票之前,我们总是建议仔细研究一下历史增长趋势,可以在这里找到。
那股息呢?
重要的是要考虑任何给定股票的总股东回报以及股价回报。TSR包括任何剥离或贴现融资的价值,以及任何股息,基于股息再投资的假设。公平地说,TSR为支付股息的股票提供了更完整的图景。以贝斯特太阳能源为例,它在过去5年的总资产收益率为-48%。这超过了我们之前提到的它的股价回报。而且,猜测股息支付在很大程度上解释了这种差异是没有好处的!
不同的视角
很高兴看到贝斯特太阳能源的股东在过去一年中获得了1.6%的总股东回报。这还包括股息。这当然超过了过去五年每年约8%的损失。长期的亏损让我们保持谨慎,但短期的TSR收益肯定暗示着更光明的未来。我发现,把股价作为衡量企业业绩的长期指标是非常有趣的。但为了真正获得洞察力,我们还需要考虑其他信息。即便如此,请注意,贝斯特森能源公司正在展示我们的投资分析中的2个警告信号,其中一条意义重大……
如果我们看到一些大的内部收购,我们会更喜欢贝斯特森能源。在我们等待的时候,看看这个免费最近有大量内幕收购的成长型公司名单。
请注意,本文引用的市场回报反映了目前在CN交易所交易的股票的市场加权平均回报。
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