Introducing USANA Health Sciences (NYSE:USNA), A Stock That Climbed 85% In The Last Five Years
When you buy and hold a stock for the long term, you definitely want it to provide a positive return. Better yet, you'd like to see the share price move up more than the market average. But USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (NYSE:USNA) has fallen short of that second goal, with a share price rise of 85% over five years, which is below the market return. On a brighter note, more newer shareholders are probably rather content with the 31% share price gain over twelve months.
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There is no denying that markets are sometimes efficient, but prices do not always reflect underlying business performance. 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 five years of share price growth, USANA Health Sciences achieved compound earnings per share (EPS) growth of 9.7% per year. This EPS growth is slower than the share price growth of 13% per year, over the same period. This suggests that market participants hold the company in higher regard, these days. And that's hardly shocking given the track record of growth.
The company's earnings per share (over time) is depicted in the image below (click to see the exact numbers).
We know that USANA Health Sciences has improved its bottom line lately, but is it going to grow revenue? You could check out this free report showing analyst revenue forecasts.
A Different Perspective
USANA Health Sciences shareholders are up 31% for the year. But that was short of the market average. The silver lining is that the gain was actually better than the average annual return of 13% per year over five year. It is possible that returns will improve along with the business fundamentals. I find it very interesting to look at share price over the long term as a proxy for business performance. But to truly gain insight, we need to consider other information, too. Consider risks, for instance. Every company has them, and we've spotted 1 warning sign for USANA Health Sciences you should know about.
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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 US exchanges.
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