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We think all investors should try to buy and hold high quality multi-year winners. While not every stock performs well, when investors win, they can win big. To wit, the YOC AG (ETR:YOC) share price has soared 434% over five years. If that doesn't get you thinking about long term investing, we don't know what will.
So let's assess the underlying fundamentals over the last 5 years and see if they've moved in lock-step with shareholder returns.
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...' 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.
Over half a decade, YOC managed to grow its earnings per share at 116% a year. This EPS growth is higher than the 40% average annual increase in the share price. Therefore, it seems the market has become relatively pessimistic about the company.
The image below shows how EPS has tracked over time (if you click on the image you can see greater detail).
It's probably worth noting that the CEO is paid less than the median at similar sized companies. But while CEO remuneration is always worth checking, the really important question is whether the company can grow earnings going forward. It might be well worthwhile taking a look at our free report on YOC's earnings, revenue and cash flow.
A Different Perspective
YOC provided a TSR of 2.6% over the last twelve months. But that was short of the market average. If we look back over five years, the returns are even better, coming in at 40% per year for five years. Maybe the share price is just taking a breather while the business executes on its growth strategy. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand YOC better, we need to consider many other factors. Even so, be aware that YOC is showing 2 warning signs in our investment analysis , and 1 of those is concerning...
Of course YOC 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 German exchanges.
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