Eversendai Corporation Berhad (KLSE:SENDAI) delivers shareholders solid 247% return over 1 year, surging 18% in the last week alone

Eversendai Corporation Berhad (KLSE:SENDAI) shareholders might be concerned after seeing the share price drop 15% in the last month. Despite this, the stock is a strong performer over the last year, no doubt about that. We're very pleased to report the share price shot up 247% in that time. So it is important to view the recent reduction in price through that lense. Only time will tell if there is still too much optimism currently reflected in the share price.

The past week has proven to be lucrative for Eversendai Corporation Berhad investors, so let's see if fundamentals drove the company's one-year performance.

See our latest analysis for Eversendai Corporation Berhad

In his essay The Superinvestors of Graham-and-Doddsville Warren Buffett described how share prices do not always rationally reflect the value of a business. 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.

Eversendai Corporation Berhad went from making a loss to reporting a profit, in the last year.

We think the growth looks very prospective, so we're not surprised the market liked it too. Inflection points like this can be a great time to take a closer look at a company.

You can see how EPS has changed over time in the image below (click on the chart to see the exact values).

This free interactive report on Eversendai Corporation Berhad's earnings, revenue and cash flow is a great place to start, if you want to investigate the stock further.

A Different Perspective

We're pleased to report that Eversendai Corporation Berhad shareholders have received a total shareholder return of 247% over one year. There's no doubt those recent returns are much better than the TSR loss of 6% per year over five years. This makes us a little wary, but the business might have turned around its fortunes. While it is well worth considering the different impacts that market conditions can have on the share price, there are other factors that are even more important. Even so, be aware that Eversendai Corporation Berhad is showing 3 warning signs in our investment analysis , and 2 of those are a bit concerning...

We will like Eversendai Corporation Berhad 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 Malaysian exchanges.

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