Does Orient Electric's (NSE:ORIENTELEC) Share Price Gain of 65% Match Its Business Performance?

On average, over time, stock markets tend to rise higher. This makes investing attractive. But if when you choose to buy stocks, some of them will be below average performers. Over the last year the Orient Electric Limited (NSE:ORIENTELEC) share price is up 65%, but that's less than the broader market return. Note that businesses generally develop over the long term, so the returns over the last year might not reflect a long term trend.

See our latest analysis for Orient Electric

To quote Buffett, 'Ships will sail around the world but the Flat Earth Society will flourish. There will continue to be wide discrepancies between price and value in the marketplace...' One way to examine how market sentiment has changed over time is to look at the interaction between a company's share price and its earnings per share (EPS).

During the last year Orient Electric grew its earnings per share (EPS) by 14%. This EPS growth is significantly lower than the 65% increase in the share price. This indicates that the market is now more optimistic about the stock. This favorable sentiment is reflected in its (fairly optimistic) P/E ratio of 69.46.

The image below shows how EPS has tracked over time (if you click on the image you can see greater detail).

We know that Orient Electric has improved its bottom line lately, but is it going to grow revenue? Check if analysts think Orient Electric will grow revenue in the future.

A Different Perspective

We're happy to report that Orient Electric are up 66% over the year (even including dividends). While it's always nice to make a profit on the stock market, we do note that the TSR was no better than the broader market return of about 75%. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand Orient Electric better, we need to consider many other factors. To that end, you should be aware of the 1 warning sign we've spotted with Orient Electric .

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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 IN exchanges.

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