Reflecting on LUDWIG BECK am Rathauseck - Textilhaus Feldmeier's (ETR:ECK) Share Price Returns Over The Last Five Years

LUDWIG BECK am Rathauseck - Textilhaus Feldmeier AG (ETR:ECK) shareholders should be happy to see the share price up 12% in the last quarter. But if you look at the last five years the returns have not been good. In fact, the share price is down 15%, which falls well short of the return you could get by buying an index fund.

Check out our latest analysis for LUDWIG BECK am Rathauseck - Textilhaus Feldmeier

Because LUDWIG BECK am Rathauseck - Textilhaus Feldmeier made a loss in the last twelve months, we think the market is probably more focussed on revenue and revenue growth, at least for now. Generally speaking, companies without profits are expected to grow revenue every year, and at a good clip. Some companies are willing to postpone profitability to grow revenue faster, but in that case one does expect good top-line growth.

In the last five years LUDWIG BECK am Rathauseck - Textilhaus Feldmeier saw its revenue shrink by 12% per year. That's definitely a weaker result than most pre-profit companies report. On the face of it we'd posit the share price fall of 3% compound, over five years is well justified by the fundamental deterioration. This loss means the stock shareholders are probably pretty annoyed. Risk averse investors probably wouldn't like this one much.

You can see how earnings and revenue have changed over time in the image below (click on the chart to see the exact values).

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What about the Total Shareholder Return (TSR)?

Investors should note that there's a difference between LUDWIG BECK am Rathauseck - Textilhaus Feldmeier's total shareholder return (TSR) and its share price change, which we've covered above. 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. Its history of dividend payouts mean that LUDWIG BECK am Rathauseck - Textilhaus Feldmeier's TSR, which was a 9.0% drop over the last 5 years, was not as bad as the share price return.

A Different Perspective

LUDWIG BECK am Rathauseck - Textilhaus Feldmeier provided a TSR of 6.5% over the last twelve months. But that was short of the market average. On the bright side, that's still a gain, and it is certainly better than the yearly loss of about 1.7% endured over half a decade. So this might be a sign the business has turned its fortunes around. 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. For example, we've discovered 2 warning signs for LUDWIG BECK am Rathauseck - Textilhaus Feldmeier 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 DE exchanges.

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