Yahoo Finance Tatton Asset Management (LON:TAM) Has Gifted Shareholders With A Fantastic 106% Total Return On Their Investment
By buying an index fund, investors can approximate the average market return. But if you buy good businesses at attractive prices, your portfolio returns could exceed the average market return. For example, Tatton Asset Management plc (LON:TAM) shareholders have seen the share price rise 85% over three years, well in excess of the market return (1.2%, not including dividends). On the other hand, the returns haven't been quite so good recently, with shareholders up just 53% , including dividends .
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To quote Buffett, 'Ships will sail around the world but the Flat Earth Society will flourish. There will continue to be wide discrepancies between price and value in the marketplace...' 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).
Tatton Asset Management was able to grow its EPS at 35% per year over three years, sending the share price higher. The average annual share price increase of 23% is actually lower than the EPS growth. Therefore, it seems the market has moderated its expectations for growth, somewhat.
The image below shows how EPS has tracked over time (if you click on the image you can see greater detail).
It is of course excellent to see how Tatton Asset Management has grown profits over the years, but the future is more important for shareholders. If you are thinking of buying or selling Tatton Asset Management stock, you should check out this FREE detailed 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. 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. It's fair to say that the TSR gives a more complete picture for stocks that pay a dividend. We note that for Tatton Asset Management the TSR over the last 3 years was 106%, which is better than the share price return mentioned above. The dividends paid by the company have thusly boosted the total shareholder return.
A Different Perspective
It's nice to see that Tatton Asset Management shareholders have gained 53% (in total) over the last year. That includes the value of the dividend. That's better than the annualized TSR of 27% over the last three years. The improving returns to shareholders suggests the stock is becoming more popular with time. I find it very interesting to look at share price over the long term as a proxy for business performance. But to truly gain insight, we need to consider other information, too. For example, we've discovered 3 warning signs for Tatton Asset Management that you should be aware of before investing here.
Of course Tatton Asset Management 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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