Those Who Purchased Deepak Fertilisers And Petrochemicals (NSE:DEEPAKFERT) Shares Three Years Ago Have A 53% Loss To Show For It
While not a mind-blowing move, it is good to see that the Deepak Fertilisers And Petrochemicals Corporation Limited (NSE:DEEPAKFERT) share price has gained 16% in the last three months. But that cannot eclipse the less-than-impressive returns over the last three years. Truth be told the share price declined 53% in three years and that return, Dear Reader, falls short of what you could have got from passive investing with an index fund.
Check out our latest analysis for Deepak Fertilisers And Petrochemicals
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. 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.
Deepak Fertilisers And Petrochemicals saw its EPS decline at a compound rate of 28% per year, over the last three years. This fall in the EPS is worse than the 22% compound annual share price fall. So the market may not be too worried about the EPS figure, at the moment -- or it may have previously priced some of the drop in.
The image below shows how EPS has tracked over time (if you click on the image you can see greater detail).
Dive deeper into Deepak Fertilisers And Petrochemicals's key metrics by checking this interactive graph of Deepak Fertilisers And Petrochemicals's earnings, revenue and cash flow.
What About Dividends?
As well as measuring the share price return, investors should also consider the total shareholder return (TSR). The TSR is a return calculation that accounts for the value of cash dividends (assuming that any dividend received was reinvested) and the calculated value of any discounted capital raisings and spin-offs. It's fair to say that the TSR gives a more complete picture for stocks that pay a dividend. As it happens, Deepak Fertilisers And Petrochemicals's TSR for the last 3 years was -50%, which exceeds the share price return mentioned earlier. This is largely a result of its dividend payments!
A Different Perspective
Investors in Deepak Fertilisers And Petrochemicals had a tough year, with a total loss of 46% (including dividends) , against a market gain of about 11%. 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 5.6% per year over five years. 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 deciding if you like the current share price, check how Deepak Fertilisers And Petrochemicals scores on these 3 valuation metrics.
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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 IN exchanges.
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