Fnac Darty's(EPA:FNAC) Share Price Is Down 46% Over The Past Three Years.

Fnac Darty SA (EPA:FNAC) shareholders will doubtless be very grateful to see the share price up 35% in the last quarter. But that doesn't help the fact that the three year return is less impressive. In fact, the share price is down 46% in the last three years, falling well short of the market return.

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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.

Fnac Darty saw its EPS decline at a compound rate of 3.0% per year, over the last three years. The share price decline of 19% is actually steeper than the EPS slippage. 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 Fnac Darty's key metrics by checking this interactive graph of Fnac Darty's earnings, revenue and cash flow.

A Different Perspective

We're pleased to report that Fnac Darty shareholders have received a total shareholder return of 2.1% over one year. There's no doubt those recent returns are much better than the TSR loss of 0.6% per year over five years. 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. For instance, we've identified 4 warning signs for Fnac Darty that you should be aware of.

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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 FR exchanges.

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