YOC (ETR:YOC) shareholder returns have been strong, earning 174% in 5 years

The most you can lose on any stock (assuming you don't use leverage) is 100% of your money. But when you pick a company that is really flourishing, you can make more than 100%. Long term YOC AG (ETR:YOC) shareholders would be well aware of this, since the stock is up 174% in five years. It's also good to see the share price up 43% over the last quarter.

On the back of a solid 7-day performance, let's check what role the company's fundamentals have played in driving long term shareholder returns.

See our latest analysis for YOC

While markets are a powerful pricing mechanism, share prices reflect investor sentiment, not just underlying business performance. By comparing earnings per share (EPS) and share price changes over time, we can get a feel for how investor attitudes to a company have morphed over time.

During the last half decade, YOC became profitable. That kind of transition can be an inflection point that justifies a strong share price gain, just as we have seen here. Given that the company made a profit three years ago, but not five years ago, it is worth looking at the share price returns over the last three years, too. Indeed, the YOC share price has gained 78% in three years. In the same period, EPS is up 27% per year. This EPS growth is higher than the 21% average annual increase in the share price over the same three years. So you might conclude the market is a little more cautious about the stock, these days.

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 YOC's earnings, revenue and cash flow is a great place to start, if you want to investigate the stock further.

A Different Perspective

It's nice to see that YOC shareholders have received a total shareholder return of 17% over the last year. Having said that, the five-year TSR of 22% a year, is even better. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand YOC better, we need to consider many other factors. Even so, be aware that YOC is showing 4 warning signs in our investment analysis , and 1 of those is significant...

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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 German exchanges.

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