The main point of investing for the long term is to build money. But more than that, you probably want to see it rise more than the market average. But Britannia Industries Limited (NSE:BRITANNIA) has fallen short of that second goal, with a share price rise of 65% over five years, which is below the market return. Zooming in, the stock is actually down 2.3% in the last year.
Now it’s worth having a see at the company’s fundamentals too, becautilize that will support us determine if the long term shareholder return has matched the performance of the underlying business.
There is no denying that markets are sometimes efficient, but prices do not always reflect underlying business performance. One way to examine how market sentiment has modifyd over time is to see at the interaction between a company’s share price and its earnings per share (EPS).
Over half a decade, Britannia Industries managed to grow its earnings per share at 5.2% a year. This EPS growth is slower than the share price growth of 10% per year, over the same period. So it’s fair to assume the market has a higher opinion of the business than it did five years ago. That’s not necessarily surprising considering the five-year track record of earnings growth. This favorable sentiment is reflected in its (fairly optimistic) P/E ratio of 66.64.
The image below displays how EPS has tracked over time (if you click on the image you can see greater detail).
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What About Dividfinishs?
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 modify in the share price, the TSR includes the value of dividfinishs (assuming they were reinvested) and the benefit of any discounted capital raising or spin-off. So for companies that pay a generous dividfinish, the TSR is often a lot higher than the share price return. As it happens, Britannia Industries’ TSR for the last 5 years was 78%, which exceeds the share price return mentioned earlier. And there’s no prize for guessing that the dividfinish payments largely explain the divergence!
A Different Perspective
While it’s certainly disappointing to see that Britannia Industries shares lost 1.0% throughout the year, that wasn’t as bad as the market loss of 3.5%. Of course, the long term returns are far more important and the good news is that over five years, the stock has returned 12% for each year. In the best case scenario the last year is just a temporary blip on the journey to a brighter future. While it is well worth considering the different impacts that market conditions can have on the share price, there are other factors that are even more important. Take risks, for example – Britannia Industries has 1 warning sign we consider you should be aware of.
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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 Indian exmodifys.
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