Yahoo Finance Can You Imagine How Chuffed Silver Lake Resources's (ASX:SLR) Shareholders Feel About Its 155% Share Price Gain?
Silver Lake Resources Limited (ASX:SLR) shareholders have seen the share price descend 23% over the month. But that doesn't change the fact that shareholders have received really good returns over the last five years. In fact, the share price is 155% higher today. To some, the recent pullback wouldn't be surprising after such a fast rise. Ultimately business performance will determine whether the stock price continues the positive long term trend.
See our latest analysis for Silver Lake Resources
In his essay The Superinvestors of Graham-and-Doddsville Warren Buffett described how share prices do not always rationally reflect the value of a business. 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 the last half decade, Silver Lake Resources became profitable. That kind of transition can be an inflection point that justifies a strong share price gain, just as we have seen here. Since the company was unprofitable five years ago, but not three years ago, it's worth taking a look at the returns in the last three years, too. We can see that the Silver Lake Resources share price is up 124% in the last three years. During the same period, EPS grew by 8.5% each year. This EPS growth is lower than the 31% average annual increase in the share price over three years. So one can reasonably conclude the market is more enthusiastic about the stock than it was three years ago.
The graphic below depicts how EPS has changed over time (unveil the exact values by clicking on the image).
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A Different Perspective
It's good to see that Silver Lake Resources has rewarded shareholders with a total shareholder return of 131% in the last twelve months. That gain is better than the annual TSR over five years, which is 21%. Therefore it seems like sentiment around the company has been positive lately. Given the share price momentum remains strong, it might be worth taking a closer look at the stock, lest you miss an opportunity. Most investors take the time to check the data on insider transactions. You can click here to see if insiders have been buying or selling.
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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 AU exchanges.
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