Yahoo Finance Shareholders in Strattec Security (NASDAQ:STRT) are in the red if they invested a year ago
Strattec Security Corporation (NASDAQ:STRT) shareholders should be happy to see the share price up 21% in the last month. But that doesn't change the reality of under-performance over the last twelve months. In fact, the price has declined 39% in a year, falling short of the returns you could get by investing in an index fund.
It's worthwhile assessing if the company's economics have been moving in lockstep with these underwhelming shareholder returns, or if there is some disparity between the two. So let's do just that.
See our latest analysis for Strattec Security
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 way to examine how market sentiment has changed over time is to look at the interaction between a company's share price and its earnings per share (EPS).
Unhappily, Strattec Security had to report a 52% decline in EPS over the last year. This fall in the EPS is significantly worse than the 39% the share price fall. So despite the weak per-share profits, some investors are probably relieved the situation wasn't more difficult.
The image below shows how EPS has tracked over time (if you click on the image you can see greater detail).
It is of course excellent to see how Strattec Security has grown profits over the years, but the future is more important for shareholders. If you are thinking of buying or selling Strattec Security stock, you should check out this FREE detailed report on its balance sheet.
A Different Perspective
We regret to report that Strattec Security shareholders are down 39% for the year. Unfortunately, that's worse than the broader market decline of 11%. 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. Unfortunately, last year's performance may indicate unresolved challenges, given that it was worse than the annualised loss of 5% over the last half decade. We realise that Baron Rothschild has said investors should "buy when there is blood on the streets", but we caution that investors should first be sure they are buying a high quality business. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand Strattec Security better, we need to consider many other factors. Case in point: We've spotted 2 warning signs for Strattec Security 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 US exchanges.
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