Converge Technology Solutions (TSE:CTS) ascends 9.2% this week, taking five-year gains to 736%

Buying shares in the best businesses can build meaningful wealth for you and your family. And highest quality companies can see their share prices grow by huge amounts. Just think about the savvy investors who held Converge Technology Solutions Corp. (TSE:CTS) shares for the last five years, while they gained 729%. If that doesn't get you thinking about long term investing, we don't know what will. Also pleasing for shareholders was the 20% gain in the last three months. It really delights us to see such great share price performance for investors.

Since it's been a strong week for Converge Technology Solutions shareholders, let's have a look at trend of the longer term fundamentals.

See our latest analysis for Converge Technology Solutions

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 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.

Converge Technology Solutions became profitable within the last five years. On the other hand, it reported a trailing twelve months loss, suggesting it isn't reliably profitable. So we might find other metrics can better explain the share price movements.

We doubt the modest 0.8% dividend yield is attracting many buyers to the stock. On the other hand, Converge Technology Solutions' revenue is growing nicely, at a compound rate of 36% over the last five years. It's quite possible that management are prioritizing revenue growth over EPS growth at the moment.

The graphic below depicts how earnings and revenue have changed over time (unveil the exact values by clicking on the image).

It's good to see that there was some significant insider buying in the last three months. That's a positive. That said, we think earnings and revenue growth trends are even more important factors to consider. This free report showing analyst forecasts should help you form a view on Converge Technology Solutions

What About Dividends?

It is important to consider the total shareholder return, as well as the share price return, for any given stock. 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. It's fair to say that the TSR gives a more complete picture for stocks that pay a dividend. In the case of Converge Technology Solutions, it has a TSR of 736% for the last 5 years. That exceeds its share price return that we previously mentioned. This is largely a result of its dividend payments!

A Different Perspective

Converge Technology Solutions shareholders gained a total return of 5.9% during the year. But that return falls short of the market. On the bright side, the longer term returns (running at about 53% a year, over half a decade) look better. It may well be that this is a business worth popping on the watching, given the continuing positive reception, over time, from the market. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand Converge Technology Solutions better, we need to consider many other factors. For example, we've discovered 1 warning sign for Converge Technology Solutions 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 Canadian exchanges.

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