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Liberty Shoes Limited (NSE:LIBERTSHOE) shareholders should be happy to see the share price up 28% in the last week. But that is little comfort to those holding over the last half decade, sitting on a big loss. In fact, the share price has declined rather badly, down some 65% in that time. So we're not so sure if the recent bounce should be celebrated. But it could be that the fall was overdone.
Check out our latest analysis for Liberty Shoes
In his essay The Superinvestors of Graham-and-Doddsville Warren Buffett described how share prices do not always rationally reflect the value of a business. By comparing earnings per share (EPS) and share price changes over time, we can get a feel for how investor attitudes to a company have morphed over time.
Looking back five years, both Liberty Shoes's share price and EPS declined; the latter at a rate of 12% per year. This was, in part, due to extraordinary items impacting earnings. This reduction in EPS is less than the 19% annual reduction in the share price. This implies that the market is more cautious about the business these days.
The company's earnings per share (over time) is depicted in the image below (click to see the exact numbers).
Dive deeper into Liberty Shoes's key metrics by checking this interactive graph of Liberty Shoes's earnings, revenue and cash flow.
A Different Perspective
While the broader market lost about 8.7% in the twelve months, Liberty Shoes shareholders did even worse, losing 44%. Having said that, it's inevitable that some stocks will be oversold in a falling market. The key is to keep your eyes on the fundamental developments. Unfortunately, last year's performance may indicate unresolved challenges, given that it was worse than the annualised loss of 19% over the last half decade. We realise that Buffett 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 businesses. Before forming an opinion on Liberty Shoes you might want to consider these 3 valuation metrics.
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