The Goodfellow (TSE:GDL) Share Price Is Up 60% And Shareholders Are Holding On

If you want to compound wealth in the stock market, you can do so by buying an index fund. But one can do better than that by picking better than average stocks (as part of a diversified portfolio). For example, the Goodfellow Inc. (TSE:GDL) share price is up 60% in the last year, clearly besting the market return of around 3.0% (not including dividends). If it can keep that out-performance up over the long term, investors will do very well! Having said that, the longer term returns aren't so impressive, with stock gaining just 6.4% in three years.

See our latest analysis for Goodfellow

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 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).

Goodfellow was able to grow EPS by 178% in the last twelve months. This EPS growth is significantly higher than the 60% increase in the share price. Therefore, it seems the market isn't as excited about Goodfellow as it was before. This could be an opportunity. The caution is also evident in the lowish P/E ratio of 8.37.

The company's earnings per share (over time) is depicted in the image below (click to see the exact numbers).

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

What About Dividends?

As well as measuring the share price return, investors should also consider the total shareholder return (TSR). The TSR is a return calculation that accounts for the value of cash dividends (assuming that any dividend received was reinvested) and the calculated value of any discounted capital raisings and spin-offs. Arguably, the TSR gives a more comprehensive picture of the return generated by a stock. As it happens, Goodfellow's TSR for the last year was 67%, which exceeds the share price return mentioned earlier. This is largely a result of its dividend payments!

A Different Perspective

It's nice to see that Goodfellow shareholders have received a total shareholder return of 67% over the last year. That's including the dividend. That certainly beats the loss of about 1.1% per year over the last half decade. 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. Take risks, for example - Goodfellow has 3 warning signs we think you should be aware of.

Of course Goodfellow 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 CA exchanges.

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