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16% earnings growth over 1 year has not materialized into gains for National Bank of Fujairah PJSC (ADX:NBF) shareholders over that period

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While not a mind-blowing move, it is good to see that the National Bank of Fujairah PJSC (ADX:NBF) share price has gained 18% in the last three months. But in truth the last year hasn't been good for the share price. In fact, the price has declined 11% in a year, falling short of the returns you could get by investing in an index fund.

If the past week is anything to go by, investor sentiment for National Bank of Fujairah PJSC isn't positive, so let's see if there's a mismatch between fundamentals and the share price.

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While the efficient markets hypothesis continues to be taught by some, it has been proven that markets are over-reactive dynamic systems, and investors are not always rational. One imperfect but simple way to consider how the market perception of a company has shifted is to compare the change in the earnings per share (EPS) with the share price movement.

Even though the National Bank of Fujairah PJSC share price is down over the year, its EPS actually improved. Of course, the situation might betray previous over-optimism about growth.

It's surprising to see the share price fall so much, despite the improved EPS. So it's well worth checking out some other metrics, too.

National Bank of Fujairah PJSC's revenue is actually up 23% over the last year. Since we can't easily explain the share price movement based on these metrics, it might be worth considering how market sentiment has changed towards the stock.

The image below shows how earnings and revenue have tracked over time (if you click on the image you can see greater detail).

ADX:NBF Earnings and Revenue Growth February 21st 2025

You can see how its balance sheet has strengthened (or weakened) over time in this free interactive graphic.

A Different Perspective

National Bank of Fujairah PJSC shareholders are down 9.2% for the year (even including dividends), but the market itself is up 8.0%. However, keep in mind that even the best stocks will sometimes underperform the market over a twelve month period. Longer term investors wouldn't be so upset, since they would have made 1.2%, each year, over five years. If the fundamental data continues to indicate long term sustainable growth, the current sell-off could be an opportunity worth considering. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand National Bank of Fujairah PJSC better, we need to consider many other factors. For example, we've discovered 3 warning signs for National Bank of Fujairah PJSC that you should be aware of before investing here.

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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 Emirian exchanges.

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