Yahoo Finance IndigoVision Group (LON:IND) Shareholders Have Enjoyed A 53% Share Price Gain
If you want to compound wealth in the stock market, you can do so by buying an index fund. But one can do better than that by picking better than average stocks (as part of a diversified portfolio). For example, the IndigoVision Group plc (LON:IND) share price is up 53% in the last year, clearly besting the market return of around 13% (not including dividends). That's a solid performance by our standards! The longer term returns have not been as good, with the stock price only 7.6% higher than it was three years ago.
See our latest analysis for IndigoVision Group
There is no denying that markets are sometimes efficient, but prices do not always reflect underlying business performance. 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.
IndigoVision Group went from making a loss to reporting a profit, in the last year.
We think the growth looks very prospective, so we're not surprised the market liked it too. Generally speaking the profitability inflection point is a great time to research a company closely, lest you miss an opportunity to profit.
You can see how EPS has changed over time in the image below (click on the chart to see the exact values).
We know that IndigoVision Group has improved its bottom line over the last three years, but what does the future have in store? You can see how its balance sheet has strengthened (or weakened) over time in this free interactive graphic.
What about the Total Shareholder Return (TSR)?
We'd be remiss not to mention the difference between IndigoVision Group's total shareholder return (TSR) and its share price return. Arguably the TSR is a more complete return calculation because it accounts for the value of dividends (as if they were reinvested), along with the hypothetical value of any discounted capital that have been offered to shareholders. Its history of dividend payouts mean that IndigoVision Group's TSR of 53% over the last year is better than the share price return.
A Different Perspective
It's good to see that IndigoVision Group has rewarded shareholders with a total shareholder return of 53% in the last twelve months. Notably the five-year annualised TSR loss of 11% per year compares very unfavourably with the recent share price performance. We generally put more weight on the long term performance over the short term, but the recent improvement could hint at a (positive) inflection point within the business. 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. Take risks, for example - IndigoVision Group has 2 warning signs (and 1 which makes us a bit uncomfortable) we think 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 GB exchanges.
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