Did CSC Financial's (HKG:6066) Share Price Deserve to Gain 89%?

It hasn't been the best quarter for CSC Financial Co., Ltd. (HKG:6066) shareholders, since the share price has fallen 11% in that time. But looking back over the last year, the returns have actually been rather pleasing! To wit, it had solidly beat the market, up 89%.

Check out our latest analysis for CSC Financial

While markets are a powerful pricing mechanism, share prices reflect investor sentiment, not just underlying business performance. 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.

During the last year CSC Financial grew its earnings per share (EPS) by 94%. We note that the earnings per share growth isn't far from the share price growth (of 89%). That suggests that the market sentiment around the company hasn't changed much over that time. It makes intuitive sense that the share price and EPS would grow at similar rates.

The graphic below depicts how EPS has changed over time (unveil the exact values by clicking on the image).

We know that CSC Financial has improved its bottom line lately, but is it going to grow revenue? This free report showing analyst revenue forecasts should help you figure out if the EPS growth can be sustained.

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. In the case of CSC Financial, it has a TSR of 95% for the last year. That exceeds its share price return that we previously mentioned. This is largely a result of its dividend payments!

A Different Perspective

Pleasingly, CSC Financial's total shareholder return last year was 95%. That includes the value of the dividend. So this year's TSR was actually better than the three-year TSR (annualized) of 19%. These improved returns may hint at some real business momentum, implying that now could be a great time to delve deeper. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand CSC Financial better, we need to consider many other factors. For instance, we've identified 3 warning signs for CSC Financial (2 are significant) 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 HK exchanges.

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