Yahoo Finance Park-Ohio Holdings (NASDAQ:PKOH) shareholders have earned a 73% return over the last year
Passive investing in index funds can generate returns that roughly match the overall market. But if you pick the right individual stocks, you could make more than that. To wit, the Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ:PKOH) share price is 70% higher than it was a year ago, much better than the market return of around 26% (not including dividends) in the same period. If it can keep that out-performance up over the long term, investors will do very well! Zooming out, the stock is actually down 28% in the last three years.
With that in mind, it's worth seeing if the company's underlying fundamentals have been the driver of long term performance, or if there are some discrepancies.
Check out our latest analysis for Park-Ohio Holdings
While markets are a powerful pricing mechanism, share prices reflect investor sentiment, not just underlying business performance. 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.
Park-Ohio Holdings was able to grow EPS by 162% in the last twelve months. It's fair to say that the share price gain of 70% did not keep pace with the EPS growth. So it seems like the market has cooled on Park-Ohio Holdings, despite the growth. Interesting. The caution is also evident in the lowish P/E ratio of 8.70.
You can see how EPS has changed over time in the image below (click on the chart to see the exact values).
It is of course excellent to see how Park-Ohio Holdings has grown profits over the years, but the future is more important for shareholders. Take a more thorough look at Park-Ohio Holdings' financial health with this free report on its balance sheet.
What About Dividends?
It is important to consider the total shareholder return, as well as the share price return, for any given stock. Whereas the share price return only reflects the change in the share price, the TSR includes the value of dividends (assuming they were reinvested) and the benefit of any discounted capital raising or spin-off. So for companies that pay a generous dividend, the TSR is often a lot higher than the share price return. We note that for Park-Ohio Holdings the TSR over the last 1 year was 73%, which is better than the share price return mentioned above. This is largely a result of its dividend payments!
A Different Perspective
It's good to see that Park-Ohio Holdings has rewarded shareholders with a total shareholder return of 73% in the last twelve months. Of course, that includes the dividend. Notably the five-year annualised TSR loss of 3% per year compares very unfavourably with the recent share price performance. This makes us a little wary, but the business might have turned around its fortunes. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand Park-Ohio Holdings better, we need to consider many other factors. Like risks, for instance. Every company has them, and we've spotted 4 warning signs for Park-Ohio Holdings (of which 1 is a bit concerning!) 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 American exchanges.
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