Did You Participate In Any Of Tata Steel Long Products' (NSE:TATASTLLP) Respectable 90% Return?

When you buy and hold a stock for the long term, you definitely want it to provide a positive return. Furthermore, you'd generally like to see the share price rise faster than the market But Tata Steel Long Products Limited (NSE:TATASTLLP) has fallen short of that second goal, with a share price rise of 51% over five years, which is below the market return. However, if you include the dividends then the return is market beating. However, more recent buyers should be happy with the increase of 42% over the last year.

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Because Tata Steel Long Products made a loss in the last twelve months, we think the market is probably more focussed on revenue and revenue growth, at least for now. When a company doesn't make profits, we'd generally expect to see good revenue growth. That's because fast revenue growth can be easily extrapolated to forecast profits, often of considerable size.

You can see below how earnings and revenue have changed over time (discover the exact values by clicking on the image).

It's probably worth noting that the CEO is paid less than the median at similar sized companies. But while CEO remuneration is always worth checking, the really important question is whether the company can grow earnings going forward. Dive deeper into the earnings by checking this interactive graph of Tata Steel Long Products' earnings, revenue and cash flow.

What about the Total Shareholder Return (TSR)?

We've already covered Tata Steel Long Products' share price action, but we should also mention its total shareholder return (TSR). The TSR is a return calculation that accounts for the value of cash dividends (assuming that any dividend received was reinvested) and the calculated value of any discounted capital raisings and spin-offs. Dividends have been really beneficial for Tata Steel Long Products shareholders, and that cash payout contributed to why its TSR of 90%, over the last 5 years, is better than the share price return.

A Different Perspective

It's good to see that Tata Steel Long Products has rewarded shareholders with a total shareholder return of 42% in the last twelve months. That gain is better than the annual TSR over five years, which is 14%. Therefore it seems like sentiment around the company has been positive lately. Someone with an optimistic perspective could view the recent improvement in TSR as indicating that the business itself is getting better with time. 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. For instance, we've identified 2 warning signs for Tata Steel Long Products (1 is 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 IN exchanges.

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