Yahoo Finance The Warpaint London (LON:W7L) Share Price Is Up 125% And Shareholders Are Boasting About It
Unless you borrow money to invest, the potential losses are limited. But if you pick the right business to buy shares in, you can make more than you can lose. Take, for example Warpaint London PLC (LON:W7L). Its share price is already up an impressive 125% in the last twelve months. On top of that, the share price is up 22% in about a quarter. Unfortunately the longer term returns are not so good, with the stock falling 29% in the last three years.
View our latest analysis for Warpaint London
There is no denying that markets are sometimes efficient, but prices do not always reflect 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.
During the last year Warpaint London saw its earnings per share (EPS) drop below zero. While some may see this as temporary, we're a skeptical bunch, and so we're a little surprised to see the share price go up. It may be that the company has done well on other metrics.
Unfortunately Warpaint London's fell 18% over twelve months. So using a snapshot of key business metrics doesn't give us a good picture of why the market is bidding up the stock.
The image below shows how earnings and revenue have tracked over time (if you click on the image you can see greater detail).
Take a more thorough look at Warpaint London's 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. The TSR incorporates the value of any spin-offs or discounted capital raisings, along with any dividends, based on the assumption that the dividends are reinvested. Arguably, the TSR gives a more comprehensive picture of the return generated by a stock. In the case of Warpaint London, it has a TSR of 139% for the last year. That exceeds its share price return that we previously mentioned. The dividends paid by the company have thusly boosted the total shareholder return.
A Different Perspective
It's nice to see that Warpaint London shareholders have gained 139% (in total) over the last year. And yes, that does include the dividend. What is absolutely clear is that is far preferable to the dismal 6% average annual loss suffered over the last three years. The optimist would say this is evidence that the stock has bottomed, and better days lie ahead. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand Warpaint London better, we need to consider many other factors. Even so, be aware that Warpaint London is showing 3 warning signs in our investment analysis , and 1 of those is significant...
But note: Warpaint London may not be the best stock to buy. So take a peek at this free list of interesting companies with past earnings growth (and further growth forecast).
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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