Investing in CSC Steel Holdings Berhad (KLSE:CSCSTEL) five years ago would have delivered you a 70% gain
It might be of some concern to shareholders to see the CSC Steel Holdings Berhad (KLSE:CSCSTEL) share price down 10% in the last month. On the bright side the share price is up over the last half decade. However we are not very impressed because the share price is only up 28%, less than the market return of 29%.
Now it's worth having a look at the company's fundamentals too, because that will help us determine if the long term shareholder return has matched the performance of the underlying business.
Check out our latest analysis for CSC Steel Holdings Berhad
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 flawed but reasonable way to assess how sentiment around a company has changed is to compare the earnings per share (EPS) with the share price.
Over half a decade, CSC Steel Holdings Berhad managed to grow its earnings per share at 22% a year. The EPS growth is more impressive than the yearly share price gain of 5% over the same period. So one could conclude that the broader market has become more cautious towards the stock. This cautious sentiment is reflected in its (fairly low) P/E ratio of 11.65.
The graphic below depicts how EPS has changed over time (unveil the exact values by clicking on the image).
We know that CSC Steel Holdings Berhad has improved its bottom line lately, but is it going to grow revenue? You could check out this free report showing analyst revenue forecasts.
What About Dividends?
When looking at investment returns, it is important to consider the difference between total shareholder return (TSR) and share price return. 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. Arguably, the TSR gives a more comprehensive picture of the return generated by a stock. As it happens, CSC Steel Holdings Berhad's TSR for the last 5 years was 70%, which exceeds the share price return mentioned earlier. And there's no prize for guessing that the dividend payments largely explain the divergence!
A Different Perspective
CSC Steel Holdings Berhad provided a TSR of 24% over the year (including dividends). That's fairly close to the broader market return. Most would be happy with a gain, and it helps that the year's return is actually better than the average return over five years, which was 11%. It is possible that management foresight will bring growth well into the future, even if the share price slows down. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand CSC Steel Holdings Berhad better, we need to consider many other factors. Even so, be aware that CSC Steel Holdings Berhad is showing 1 warning sign in our investment analysis , 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 Malaysian exchanges.
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