Did You Miss Plasto-Cargal Group's (TLV:PLCR) Impressive 135% Share Price Gain?

Unless you borrow money to invest, the potential losses are limited. But if you pick the right stock, you can make a lot more than 100%. For example, the Plasto-Cargal Group Ltd (TLV:PLCR) share price has soared 135% return in just a single year. Also pleasing for shareholders was the 25% gain in the last three months. Unfortunately the longer term returns are not so good, with the stock falling 35% in the last three years.

Check out our latest analysis for Plasto-Cargal Group

To paraphrase Benjamin Graham: Over the short term the market is a voting machine, but over the long term it's a weighing machine. 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.

Plasto-Cargal Group went from making a loss to reporting a profit, in the last year.

We think the growth looks very prospective, so we're not surprised the market liked it too. Generally speaking the profitability inflection point is a great time to research a company closely, lest you miss an opportunity to profit.

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

This free interactive report on Plasto-Cargal Group's earnings, revenue and cash flow is a great place to start, if you want to investigate the stock further.

A Different Perspective

We're pleased to report that Plasto-Cargal Group rewarded shareholders with a total shareholder return of 135% over the last year. That certainly beats the loss of about 10% per year over three years. The optimist would say this is evidence that the stock has bottomed, and better days lie ahead. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand Plasto-Cargal Group better, we need to consider many other factors. Take risks, for example - Plasto-Cargal Group has 4 warning signs (and 1 which is concerning) we think you should know about.

We will like Plasto-Cargal Group better if we see some big insider buys. While we wait, check out this free list of growing companies with considerable, recent, insider buying.

Please note, the market returns quoted in this article reflect the market weighted average returns of stocks that currently trade on IL exchanges.

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