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Janison Education Group Limited (ASX:JAN) shareholders should be happy to see the share price up 23% in the last month. But that doesn’t change the fact that the returns over the last year have been less than pleasing. After all, the share price is down 19% in the last year, significantly under-performing the market.
View our latest analysis for Janison Education 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.
During the last year Janison Education Group grew its earnings per share, moving from a loss to a profit. The result looks like a strong improvement to us, so we’re surprised the market has sold down the shares. If the company can sustain the earnings growth, this might be an inflection point for the business, which would make right now a really interesting time to study it more closely.
The graphic below depicts how EPS has changed over time (unveil the exact values by clicking on the image).
We know that Janison Education Group has improved its bottom line over the last three years, but what does the future have in store? If you are thinking of buying or selling Janison Education Group stock, you should check out this FREE detailed report on its balance sheet.
A Different Perspective
Given that the market gained 8.4% in the last year, Janison Education Group shareholders might be miffed that they lost 19%. However, keep in mind that even the best stocks will sometimes underperform the market over a twelve month period. With the stock down 1.3% over the last three months, the market doesn’t seem to believe that the company has solved all its problems. Given the relatively short history of this stock, we’d remain pretty wary until we see some strong business performance. Before spending more time on Janison Education Group it might be wise to click here to see if insiders have been buying or selling shares.
We will like Janison Education Group better if we see some big insider buys. While we wait, check out this free list of growing companies with considerable, recent, insider buying.
Please note, the market returns quoted in this article reflect the market weighted average returns of stocks that currently trade on AU exchanges.
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