Yahoo Finance Bank of Georgia Group's (LON:BGEO) Shareholders Are Down 14% On Their Shares
Bank of Georgia Group PLC (LON:BGEO) shareholders will doubtless be very grateful to see the share price up 31% in the last month. But that doesn't change the fact that the returns over the last year have been less than pleasing. The cold reality is that the stock has dropped 14% in one year, under-performing the market.
See our latest analysis for Bank of Georgia Group
In his essay The Superinvestors of Graham-and-Doddsville Warren Buffett described how share prices do not always rationally reflect the value of a business. 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).
Unhappily, Bank of Georgia Group had to report a 31% decline in EPS over the last year. The share price fall of 14% isn't as bad as the reduction in earnings per share. So the market may not be too worried about the EPS figure, at the moment -- or it may have expected earnings to drop faster.
The image below shows how EPS has tracked over time (if you click on the image you can see greater detail).
This free interactive report on Bank of Georgia Group's earnings, revenue and cash flow is a great place to start, if you want to investigate the stock further.
A Different Perspective
Bank of Georgia Group shareholders are down 14% for the year, even worse than the market loss of 5.5%. There's no doubt that's a disappointment, but the stock may well have fared better in a stronger market. It's great to see a nice little 30% rebound in the last three months. This could just be a bounce because the selling was too aggressive, but fingers crossed it's the start of a new trend. While it is well worth considering the different impacts that market conditions can have on the share price, there are other factors that are even more important. To that end, you should be aware of the 1 warning sign we've spotted with Bank of Georgia Group .
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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 GB exchanges.
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