The truth is, if you invest long enough, you’ll eventually end up with some losing stocks.But in the long run WAREHOUSE GROUP LIMITED. (NZSE:WHS) shareholders have had a particularly tough time over the past three years. Unfortunately, the company had to deal with a 64% drop in stock price over this period. And with the share price down 28% in the last year, we doubt many shareholders are happy.
Shareholders are down over the long term, so let’s take a look at the underlying fundamentals over that time period to see if that’s in line with the returns.
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Markets are powerful pricing mechanisms, but stock prices reflect not only underlying business performance but also investor sentiment. One imperfect but simple way to consider how the market perception of a company has changed is to compare the change in the earnings per share (EPS) with the share price movement.
Over the three years the share price was down, Warehouse Group’s earnings per share (EPS) fell by 18% each year. This decline in EPS is slower than the 29% annual decline in the share price. Therefore, it is likely that the decline in EPS has disappointed the market and investors are hesitant to buy. This increased caution is reflected in its fairly low P/E ratio of 11.63.
The image below shows how EPS has changed over time (unveil the exact values ​​by clicking on the image).
this free This interactive report on Warehouse Group’s earnings, revenue and cash flow is a great starting point, if you want to investigate the stock further.
What will happen to the dividend?
When looking at return on investment, it is important to consider the following differences: Total shareholder return (TSR) and stock price return. Whereas the price/earnings ratio only reflects the change in the share price, the TSR includes the value of dividends (assuming they were reinvested) and the benefit of any discounted capital raising or spin-off. So for companies that pay a generous dividend, the TSR is often much higher than the share price return. We note that Warehouse Group’s TSR over the last three years was -55%, which is better than the share price return mentioned above. This is primarily due to dividend payments.
different perspective
While the broader market was down around 2.1% in the twelve months, Warehouse Group shareholders fared even worse, falling 21% (even including dividends). That being said, it is inevitable that some stocks will be oversold in a down market. The key is to keep an eye on fundamental developments. Unfortunately, last year’s performance may indicate unresolved challenges, given that it was worse than the 3% annualized loss over the past five years. I know Baron Rothschild said investors should “buy when there’s blood on the streets,” but investors should first make sure they’re buying a quality business. Warns you that you need to confirm. I think it’s very interesting to look at stock price over the long term as an indicator of business performance. But to really gain insight, you need to consider other information as well. For example, consider risk.Every company has them and we discovered that 2 warning signs for Warehouse Group you should know about.
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Please note, the market returns quoted in this article reflect the market weighted average returns of stocks that currently trade on New Zealand exchanges.
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