Yahoo Finance Those who invested in Wesdome Gold Mines (TSE:WDO) five years ago are up 314%
Long term investing can be life changing when you buy and hold the truly great businesses. While not every stock performs well, when investors win, they can win big. To wit, the Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. (TSE:WDO) share price has soared 314% over five years. This just goes to show the value creation that some businesses can achieve. It's down 3.8% in the last seven days.
So let's investigate and see if the longer term performance of the company has been in line with the underlying business' progress.
Check out our latest analysis for Wesdome Gold Mines
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. 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).
During the last half decade, Wesdome Gold Mines 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 Wesdome Gold Mines share price is up 219% in the last three years. In the same period, EPS is up 139% per year. This EPS growth is higher than the 47% average annual increase in the share price over the same three years. Therefore, it seems the market has moderated its expectations for growth, somewhat.
You can see below how EPS has changed over time (discover the exact values by clicking on the image).
We know that Wesdome Gold Mines 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 Wesdome Gold Mines stock, you should check out this FREE detailed report on its balance sheet.
A Different Perspective
Wesdome Gold Mines shareholders are down 11% for the year, but the market itself is up 33%. However, keep in mind that even the best stocks will sometimes underperform the market over a twelve month period. Longer term investors wouldn't be so upset, since they would have made 33%, 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. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand Wesdome Gold Mines better, we need to consider many other factors. Consider for instance, the ever-present spectre of investment risk. We've identified 1 warning sign with Wesdome Gold Mines , and understanding them should be part of your investment process.
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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 CA exchanges.
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