What Type Of Returns Would Argentex Group's(LON:AGFX) Shareholders Have Earned If They Purchased Their SharesYear Ago?

Argentex Group Plc (LON:AGFX) shareholders should be happy to see the share price up 15% in the last quarter. But in truth the last year hasn't been good for the share price. The cold reality is that the stock has dropped 39% in one year, under-performing the market.

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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 flawed but reasonable way to assess how sentiment around a company has changed is to compare the earnings per share (EPS) with the share price.

A Different Perspective

Argentex Group shareholders are down 38% for the year (even including dividends), even worse than the market loss of 4.4%. That's disappointing, but it's worth keeping in mind that the market-wide selling wouldn't have helped. It's great to see a nice little 15% rebound in the last three months. Let's just hope this isn't the widely-feared 'dead cat bounce' (which would indicate further declines to come). 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. Consider for instance, the ever-present spectre of investment risk. We've identified 2 warning signs with Argentex Group , and understanding them should be part of your investment process.

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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 GB exchanges.

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