The Southern Kuzbass Coal company (MCX:UKUZ) Share Price Is Down 35% So Some Shareholders Are Getting Worried
In order to justify the effort of selecting individual stocks, it's worth striving to beat the returns from a market index fund. But the risk of stock picking is that you will likely buy under-performing companies. We regret to report that long term Southern Kuzbass Coal company Public joint-stock company (MCX:UKUZ) shareholders have had that experience, with the share price dropping 35% in three years, versus a market return of about 67%. It's up 2.0% in the last seven days.
Check out our latest analysis for Southern Kuzbass Coal company
To paraphrase Benjamin Graham: Over the short term the market is a voting machine, but over the long term it's a weighing machine. 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, Southern Kuzbass Coal company moved from a loss to profitability. That would generally be considered a positive, so we are surprised to see the share price is down. So given the share price is down it's worth checking some other metrics too.
Revenue is actually up 7.0% over the three years, so the share price drop doesn't seem to hinge on revenue, either. It's probably worth investigating Southern Kuzbass Coal company further; while we may be missing something on this analysis, there might also be an opportunity.
The image below shows how earnings and revenue have tracked over time (if you click on the image you can see greater detail).
You can see how its balance sheet has strengthened (or weakened) over time in this free interactive graphic.
A Different Perspective
Southern Kuzbass Coal company shareholders are down 11% for the year, but the market itself is up 25%. Even the share prices of good stocks drop sometimes, but we want to see improvements in the fundamental metrics of a business, before getting too interested. Regrettably, last year's performance caps off a bad run, with the shareholders facing a total loss of 5.5% per year over five years. Generally speaking long term share price weakness can be a bad sign, though contrarian investors might want to research the stock in hope of a turnaround. Before deciding if you like the current share price, check how Southern Kuzbass Coal company scores on these 3 valuation metrics.
But note: Southern Kuzbass Coal company 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 RU exchanges.
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