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It hasn't been the best quarter for Elmos Semiconductor SE (ETR:ELG) shareholders, since the share price has fallen 25% in that time. But that doesn't change the fact that the returns over the last five years have been very strong. In fact, the share price is 204% higher today. So while it's never fun to see a share price fall, it's important to look at a longer time horizon. Ultimately business performance will determine whether the stock price continues the positive long term trend.
While this past week has detracted from the company's five-year return, let's look at the recent trends of the underlying business and see if the gains have been in alignment.
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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.
Over half a decade, Elmos Semiconductor managed to grow its earnings per share at 27% a year. So the EPS growth rate is rather close to the annualized share price gain of 25% per year. That suggests that the market sentiment around the company hasn't changed much over that time. In fact, the share price seems to largely reflect the 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 Elmos Semiconductor has improved its bottom line over the last three years, but what does the future have in store? Take a more thorough look at Elmos Semiconductor's financial health with this free report on its balance sheet.
What About Dividends?
When looking at investment returns, it is important to consider the difference between total shareholder return (TSR) and share price return. Whereas the share price return only reflects the change in the share price, the TSR includes the value of dividends (assuming they were reinvested) and the benefit of any discounted capital raising or spin-off. So for companies that pay a generous dividend, the TSR is often a lot higher than the share price return. In the case of Elmos Semiconductor, it has a TSR of 233% for the last 5 years. That exceeds its share price return that we previously mentioned. The dividends paid by the company have thusly boosted the total shareholder return.
A Different Perspective
It's nice to see that Elmos Semiconductor shareholders have received a total shareholder return of 70% over the last year. And that does include the dividend. That gain is better than the annual TSR over five years, which is 27%. Therefore it seems like sentiment around the company has been positive lately. In the best case scenario, this may hint at some real business momentum, implying that now could be a great time to delve deeper. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand Elmos Semiconductor better, we need to consider many other factors. For example, we've discovered 1 warning sign for Elmos Semiconductor that you should be aware of before investing here.