Yahoo Finance BYD Electronic (International) (HKG:285) Shareholders Have Enjoyed An Impressive 145% Share Price Gain
The most you can lose on any stock (assuming you don't use leverage) is 100% of your money. But if you buy shares in a really great company, you can more than double your money. For example, the BYD Electronic (International) Company Limited (HKG:285) share price has soared 145% in the last three years. That sort of return is as solid as granite. Also pleasing for shareholders was the 28% gain in the last three months. But this move may well have been assisted by the reasonably buoyant market (up 12% in 90 days).
Check out our latest analysis for BYD Electronic (International)
To quote Buffett, 'Ships will sail around the world but the Flat Earth Society will flourish. There will continue to be wide discrepancies between price and value in the marketplace...' One flawed but reasonable way to assess how sentiment around a company has changed is to compare the earnings per share (EPS) with the share price.
During three years of share price growth, BYD Electronic (International) achieved compound earnings per share growth of 34% per year. Notably, the 35% average annual share price gain matches up nicely with the EPS growth rate. This suggests that sentiment and expectations have not changed drastically. Rather, the share price has approximately tracked EPS growth.
You can see how EPS has changed over time in the image below (click on the chart to see the exact values).
We know that BYD Electronic (International) has improved its bottom line over the last three years, but what does the future have in store? If you are thinking of buying or selling BYD Electronic (International) stock, you should check out this FREE detailed report on its balance sheet.
What About Dividends?
As well as measuring the share price return, investors should also consider the total shareholder return (TSR). 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. So for companies that pay a generous dividend, the TSR is often a lot higher than the share price return. In the case of BYD Electronic (International), it has a TSR of 156% for the last 3 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
We regret to report that BYD Electronic (International) shareholders are down 8.4% for the year (even including dividends). Unfortunately, that's worse than the broader market decline of 2.6%. However, it could simply be that the share price has been impacted by broader market jitters. It might be worth keeping an eye on the fundamentals, in case there's a good opportunity. Longer term investors wouldn't be so upset, since they would have made 19%, each year, over five years. If the fundamental data continues to indicate long term sustainable growth, the current sell-off could be an opportunity worth considering. Before forming an opinion on BYD Electronic (International) you might want to consider these 3 valuation metrics.
We will like BYD Electronic (International) 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 HK exchanges.
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