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Passive investing in an index fund is a good way to ensure your own returns roughly match the overall market. But if you buy individual stocks, you can do both better or worse than that. Unfortunately the Apollo Micro Systems Limited (NSE:APOLLO) share price slid 41% over twelve months. That's well bellow the market return of 11%. We wouldn't rush to judgement on Apollo Micro Systems because we don't have a long term history to look at. Furthermore, it's down 20% in about a quarter. That's not much fun for holders.
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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 imperfect but simple way to consider how the market perception of a company has shifted is to compare the change in the earnings per share (EPS) with the share price movement.
Unfortunately Apollo Micro Systems reported an EPS drop of 1.7% for the last year. This reduction in EPS is not as bad as the 41% share price fall. Unsurprisingly, given the lack of EPS growth, the market seems to be more cautious about the stock. The less favorable sentiment is reflected in its current P/E ratio of 5.24.
The graphic below depicts how EPS has changed over time (unveil the exact values by clicking on the image).
Dive deeper into Apollo Micro Systems's key metrics by checking this interactive graph of Apollo Micro Systems's earnings, revenue and cash flow.
A Different Perspective
Given that the market gained 11% in the last year, Apollo Micro Systems shareholders might be miffed that they lost 40% (even including dividends) . However, keep in mind that even the best stocks will sometimes underperform the market over a twelve month period. The share price decline has continued throughout the most recent three months, down 20%, suggesting an absence of enthusiasm from investors. Basically, most investors should be wary of buying into a poor-performing stock, unless the business itself has clearly improved. Before spending more time on Apollo Micro Systems it might be wise to click here to see if insiders have been buying or selling shares.
But note: Apollo Micro Systems may not be the best stock to buy. So take a peek at this free list of interesting companies with past earnings growth (and further growth forecast).
Please note, the market returns quoted in this article reflect the market weighted average returns of stocks that currently trade on IN exchanges.
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