The Jaiprakash Associates (NSE:JPASSOCIAT) Share Price Is Up 100% And Shareholders Are Holding On

The simplest way to invest in stocks is to buy exchange traded funds. But if you pick the right individual stocks, you could make more than that. For example, the Jaiprakash Associates Limited (NSE:JPASSOCIAT) share price is up 100% in the last year, clearly besting the market return of around 7.0% (not including dividends). That's a solid performance by our standards! On the other hand, longer term shareholders have had a tougher run, with the stock falling 82% in three years.

View our latest analysis for Jaiprakash Associates

There is no denying that markets are sometimes efficient, but prices do not always reflect underlying business performance. 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).

Jaiprakash Associates went from making a loss to reporting a profit, in the last year.

The result looks like a strong improvement to us, so we're not surprised the market likes the growth. Generally speaking the profitability inflection point is a great time to research a company closely, lest you miss an opportunity to profit.

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

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

A Different Perspective

It's good to see that Jaiprakash Associates has rewarded shareholders with a total shareholder return of 100% in the last twelve months. There's no doubt those recent returns are much better than the TSR loss of 9.4% per year over five years. The long term loss makes us cautious, but the short term TSR gain certainly hints at a brighter future. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand Jaiprakash Associates better, we need to consider many other factors. For instance, we've identified 3 warning signs for Jaiprakash Associates (1 makes us a bit uncomfortable) that you should be aware of.

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

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