Yahoo Finance Did You Miss Metro Performance Glass' (NZSE:MPG) Impressive 114% Share Price Gain?
Unfortunately, investing is risky - companies can and do go bankrupt. On the other hand, if you find a high quality business to buy (at the right price) you can more than double your money! For example, the Metro Performance Glass Limited (NZSE:MPG) share price had more than doubled in just one year - up 114%. On top of that, the share price is up 15% in about a quarter. Zooming out, the stock is actually down 55% in the last three years.
Check out our latest analysis for Metro Performance Glass
While the efficient markets hypothesis continues to be taught by some, it has been proven that markets are over-reactive dynamic systems, and investors are not always rational. By comparing earnings per share (EPS) and share price changes over time, we can get a feel for how investor attitudes to a company have morphed over time.
Metro Performance Glass went from making a loss to reporting a profit, in the last year.
The result looks like a strong improvement to us, so we're not surprised the market likes the growth. Generally speaking the profitability inflection point is a great time to research a company closely, lest you miss an opportunity to profit.
You can see below how EPS has changed over time (discover the exact values by clicking on the image).
We know that Metro Performance Glass has improved its bottom line lately, but is it going to grow revenue? This free report showing analyst revenue forecasts should help you figure out if the EPS growth can be sustained.
A Different Perspective
It's good to see that Metro Performance Glass has rewarded shareholders with a total shareholder return of 114% in the last twelve months. Notably the five-year annualised TSR loss of 12% per year compares very unfavourably with the recent share price performance. This makes us a little wary, but the business might have turned around its fortunes. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand Metro Performance Glass better, we need to consider many other factors. Even so, be aware that Metro Performance Glass is showing 3 warning signs in our investment analysis , and 1 of those is concerning...
Of course Metro Performance Glass may not be the best stock to buy. So you may wish to see this free collection of growth stocks.
Please note, the market returns quoted in this article reflect the market weighted average returns of stocks that currently trade on NZ exchanges.
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