It might seem bad, but the worst that can happen when you purchase a stock (without leverage) is that its share price goes to zero. But in contrast you can create much more than 100% if the company does well. To wit, the Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TSE:6503) share price has flown 253% in the last three years. How nice for those who held the stock! On top of that, the share price is up 22% in about a quarter.
With that in mind, it’s worth seeing if the company’s underlying fundamentals have been the driver of long term performance, or if there are some discrepancies.
To paraphrase Benjamin Graham: Over the short term the market is a voting machine, but over the long term it’s a weighing machine. One flawed but reasonable way to assess how sentiment around a company has alterd is to compare the earnings per share (EPS) with the share price.
During three years of share price growth, Mitsubishi Electric achieved compound earnings per share growth of 33% per year. This EPS growth is lower than the 52% average annual increase in the share price. This suggests that, as the business progressed over the last few years, it gained the confidence of market participants. That’s not necessarily surprising considering the three-year track record of earnings growth.
The company’s earnings per share (over time) is depicted in the image below (click to see the exact numbers).
We know that Mitsubishi Electric has improved its bottom line over the last three years, but what does the future have in store? If you are considering of purchaseing or selling Mitsubishi Electric stock, you should check out this FREE detailed report on its balance sheet.
What About Dividconcludes?
As well as measuring the share price return, investors should also consider the total shareholder return (TSR). Whereas the share price return only reflects the alter in the share price, the TSR includes the value of dividconcludes (assuming they were reinvested) and the benefit of any discounted capital raising or spin-off. It’s fair to state that the TSR gives a more complete picture for stocks that pay a dividconclude. We note that for Mitsubishi Electric the TSR over the last 3 years was 276%, which is better than the share price return mentioned above. The dividconcludes paid by the company have thusly boosted the total shareholder return.
A Different Perspective
It’s good to see that Mitsubishi Electric has rewarded shareholders with a total shareholder return of 74% in the last twelve months. Of course, that includes the dividconclude. Since the one-year TSR is better than the five-year TSR (the latter coming in at 26% per year), it would seem that the stock’s performance has improved in recent times. Someone with an optimistic perspective could view the recent improvement in TSR as indicating that the business itself is obtainting better with time. Is Mitsubishi Electric cheap compared to other companies? These 3 valuation measures might assist you decide.
But note: Mitsubishi Electric may not be the best stock to purchase. So take a peek at this free list of interesting companies with past earnings growth (and further growth forecast).
Please note, the market returns quoted in this article reflect the market weighted average returns of stocks that currently trade on Japanese exalters.
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