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Investors are often guided by the idea of discovering 'the next big thing', even if that means buying 'story stocks' without any revenue, let alone profit. Unfortunately, these high risk investments often have little probability of ever paying off, and many investors pay a price to learn their lesson. A loss-making company is yet to prove itself with profit, and eventually the inflow of external capital may dry up.
Despite being in the age of tech-stock blue-sky investing, many investors still adopt a more traditional strategy; buying shares in profitable companies like Fuller Smith & Turner (LON:FSTA). While profit isn't the sole metric that should be considered when investing, it's worth recognising businesses that can consistently produce it.
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How Fast Is Fuller Smith & Turner Growing Its Earnings Per Share?
Fuller Smith & Turner has undergone a massive growth in earnings per share over the last three years. So much so that this three year growth rate wouldn't be a fair assessment of the company's future. So it would be better to isolate the growth rate over the last year for our analysis. Fuller Smith & Turner boosted its trailing twelve month EPS from UK£0.13 to UK£0.16, in the last year. That's a 20% gain; respectable growth in the broader scheme of things.
Careful consideration of revenue growth and earnings before interest and taxation (EBIT) margins can help inform a view on the sustainability of the recent profit growth. The good news is that Fuller Smith & Turner is growing revenues, and EBIT margins improved by 2.3 percentage points to 10%, over the last year. Both of which are great metrics to check off for potential growth.
The chart below shows how the company's bottom and top lines have progressed over time. Click on the chart to see the exact numbers.
The trick, as an investor, is to find companies that are going to perform well in the future, not just in the past. While crystal balls don't exist, you can check our visualization of consensus analyst forecasts for Fuller Smith & Turner's future EPS 100% free.
Are Fuller Smith & Turner Insiders Aligned With All Shareholders?
It's a necessity that company leaders act in the best interest of shareholders and so insider investment always comes as a reassurance to the market. Fuller Smith & Turner followers will find comfort in knowing that insiders have a significant amount of capital that aligns their best interests with the wider shareholder group. As a matter of fact, their holding is valued at UK£22m. That shows significant buy-in, and may indicate conviction in the business strategy. As a percentage, this totals to 5.4% of the shares on issue for the business, an appreciable amount considering the market cap.