Yahoo Finance Investors Who Bought Anglo Asian Mining (LON:AAZ) Shares Five Years Ago Are Now Up 2380%
Buying shares in the best businesses can build meaningful wealth for you and your family. While not every stock performs well, when investors win, they can win big. Don't believe it? Then look at the Anglo Asian Mining PLC (LON:AAZ) share price. It's 2380% higher than it was five years ago. If that doesn't get you thinking about long term investing, we don't know what will. In the last week the share price is up 2.0%.
Anyone who held for that rewarding ride would probably be keen to talk about it.
View our latest analysis for Anglo Asian Mining
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 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.
During the five years of share price growth, Anglo Asian Mining moved from a loss to profitability. That kind of transition can be an inflection point that justifies a strong share price gain, just as we have seen here.
You can see below how EPS has changed over time (discover the exact values by clicking on the image).
Dive deeper into Anglo Asian Mining's key metrics by checking this interactive graph of Anglo Asian Mining's earnings, revenue and cash flow.
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. We note that for Anglo Asian Mining the TSR over the last 5 years was 2589%, which is better than the share price return mentioned above. This is largely a result of its dividend payments!
A Different Perspective
We're pleased to report that Anglo Asian Mining shareholders have received a total shareholder return of 80% over one year. And that does include the dividend. However, that falls short of the 93% TSR per annum it has made for shareholders, each year, over five years. Keeping this in mind, a solid next step might be to take a look at Anglo Asian Mining's dividend track record. This free interactive graph is a great place to start.
Of course Anglo Asian Mining may not be the best stock to buy. So you may wish to see this free collection of growth stocks.
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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