When you buy a stock, there is always the possibility that it will fall 100%. But on the bright side, if it’s a really good stock, you can make a lot more than 100% in the long run. Miller Industries, Inc. ( NYSE:MLR ) shareholders will be well aware of this, given that the share price is up 102% in five years, and it’s also good to see the share price up 19% in the last quarter.
So let’s investigate and see if the company’s long term performance is in line with the progress of its underlying business.
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While the efficient market hypothesis continues to be taught by some, it has been proven that markets are over-reactive dynamic systems and investors are not always rational. One way to examine how market sentiment has changed over time is to look at the interaction between a company’s share price and its earnings per share (EPS).
Miller Industries has grown its earnings per share at 13% per year over five years. Therefore, the EPS growth rate is pretty close to the share price growth of 15% per year. This suggests that market sentiment towards the company hasn’t changed much in that time. Instead, the share price has moved roughly in tandem with the EPS growth rate.
The chart below depicts how EPS has changed over time (unveil the exact values by clicking on the image).
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What about dividends?
For any given stock, it is important to consider the total shareholder return, as well as the price return. Whereas the price return 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. As such, for companies that pay substantial dividends, the TSR will often be a lot higher than the price return. In the case of Miller Industries, we can see that the TSR for the past 5 years was 125%, which is higher than the price return shown above. This is mainly due to the dividend payments.
A different perspective
It’s good to see that Miller Industries has delivered a total shareholder return of 63% to shareholders in the last twelve months, including dividends. This is better than the five-year annualized return of 18%, suggesting the company has been performing well recently. Those with an optimistic view might view the recent improvement in TSR as an indication that the business itself is getting stronger over time. Is Miller Industries undervalued relative to other companies? The following three valuation metrics may help you decide:
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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 US exchanges.
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