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It's easy to match the overall market return by buying an index fund. But if you buy individual stocks, you can do both better or worse than that. Investors in OneForce Holdings Limited (HKG:1933) have tasted that bitter downside in the last year, as the share price dropped 49%. That falls noticeably short of the market return of around -14%. We wouldn't rush to judgement on OneForce Holdings because we don't have a long term history to look at. There was little comfort for shareholders in the last week as the price declined a further 5.6%.
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See our latest analysis for OneForce Holdings
While markets are a powerful pricing mechanism, share prices reflect investor sentiment, not just 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.
Unfortunately OneForce Holdings reported an EPS drop of 42% for the last year. We note that the 49% share price drop is very close to the EPS drop. Therefore one could posit that the market has not become more concerned about the company, despite the lower EPS. Instead, the change in the share price seems to reduction in earnings per share, alone.
You can see below how EPS has changed over time (discover the exact values by clicking on the image).
It's probably worth noting that the CEO is paid less than the median at similar sized companies. It's always worth keeping an eye on CEO pay, but a more important question is whether the company will grow earnings throughout the years. Before buying or selling a stock, we always recommend a close examination of historic growth trends, available here..
A Different Perspective
We doubt OneForce Holdings shareholders are happy with the loss of 49% over twelve months. That falls short of the market, which lost 14%. That's disappointing, but it's worth keeping in mind that the market-wide selling wouldn't have helped. The share price decline has continued throughout the most recent three months, down 3.8%, suggesting an absence of enthusiasm from investors. Given the relatively short history of this stock, we'd remain pretty wary until we see some strong business performance. Is OneForce Holdings cheap compared to other companies? These 3 valuation measures might help you decide.
We will like OneForce Holdings better if we see some big insider buys. While we wait, check out this free list of growing companies with considerable, recent, insider buying.