Bolsa de Comercio de Santiago Bolsa de Valores' (SNSE:BOLSASTGO) Shareholders Are Down 25% On Their Shares

It can certainly be frustrating when a stock does not perform as hoped. But when the market is down, you're bound to have some losers. While the Bolsa de Comercio de Santiago, Bolsa de Valores (SNSE:BOLSASTGO) share price is down 25% in the last three years, the total return to shareholders (which includes dividends) was -14%. And that total return actually beats the market decline of 18%.

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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.

Bolsa de Comercio de Santiago Bolsa de Valores saw its EPS decline at a compound rate of 4.4% per year, over the last three years. This reduction in EPS is slower than the 9% annual reduction in the share price. So it seems the market was too confident about the business, in the past.

The image below shows how EPS has tracked over time (if you click on the image you can see greater detail).

Dive deeper into Bolsa de Comercio de Santiago Bolsa de Valores' key metrics by checking this interactive graph of Bolsa de Comercio de Santiago Bolsa de Valores's earnings, revenue and cash flow.

What About Dividends?

When looking at investment returns, it is important to consider the difference between total shareholder return (TSR) and share price return. Whereas the share price return only reflects the change in the share price, the TSR includes the value of dividends (assuming they were reinvested) and the benefit of any discounted capital raising or spin-off. It's fair to say that the TSR gives a more complete picture for stocks that pay a dividend. We note that for Bolsa de Comercio de Santiago Bolsa de Valores the TSR over the last 3 years was -14%, which is better than the share price return mentioned above. The dividends paid by the company have thusly boosted the total shareholder return.

A Different Perspective

We can sympathize with Bolsa de Comercio de Santiago Bolsa de Valores about their 2.7% loss for the year ( including dividends), but the silver lining is that the broader market return was worse, at around -4.0%. Furthermore, the stock lost shareholders 4% per year over three years, so the one-year return was better in a relative sense. It is of course not much comfort to know that the losses have slowed. Shareholders will be hoping for a proper turnaround, no doubt. I find it very interesting to look at share price over the long term as a proxy for business performance. But to truly gain insight, we need to consider other information, too. For instance, we've identified 2 warning signs for Bolsa de Comercio de Santiago Bolsa de Valores (1 is potentially serious) that you should be aware of.

But note: Bolsa de Comercio de Santiago Bolsa de Valores may not be the best stock to buy. So take a peek at this free list of interesting companies with past earnings growth (and further growth forecast).

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

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