Investors Who Bought Sangoma Technologies (CVE:STC) Shares Five Years Ago Are Now Up 774%

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. Just think about the savvy investors who held Sangoma Technologies Corporation (CVE:STC) shares for the last five years, while they gained 774%. If that doesn't get you thinking about long term investing, we don't know what will. It's also good to see the share price up 38% over the last quarter.

Anyone who held for that rewarding ride would probably be keen to talk about it.

View our latest analysis for Sangoma Technologies

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 way to examine how market sentiment has changed over time is to look at the interaction between a company's share price and its earnings per share (EPS).

During five years of share price growth, Sangoma Technologies achieved compound earnings per share (EPS) growth of 14% per year. This EPS growth is slower than the share price growth of 54% per year, over the same period. So it's fair to assume the market has a higher opinion of the business than it did five years ago. And that's hardly shocking given the track record of growth.

You can see below how EPS has changed over time (discover the exact values by clicking on the image).

We like that insiders have been buying shares in the last twelve months. Even so, future earnings will be far more important to whether current shareholders make money. It might be well worthwhile taking a look at our free report on Sangoma Technologies's earnings, revenue and cash flow.

A Different Perspective

It's good to see that Sangoma Technologies has rewarded shareholders with a total shareholder return of 99% in the last twelve months. Since the one-year TSR is better than the five-year TSR (the latter coming in at 54% per year), it would seem that the stock's performance has improved in recent times. Someone with an optimistic perspective could view the recent improvement in TSR as indicating that the business itself is getting better with time. 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. Consider for instance, the ever-present spectre of investment risk. We've identified 2 warning signs with Sangoma Technologies , and understanding them should be part of your investment process.

There are plenty of other companies that have insiders buying up shares. You probably do not want to miss this free list of growing companies that insiders are buying.

Please note, the market returns quoted in this article reflect the market weighted average returns of stocks that currently trade on CA exchanges.

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