Did Indiabulls Real Estate's (NSE:IBREALEST) Share Price Deserve to Gain 72%?

The main point of investing for the long term is to make money. But more than that, you probably want to see it rise more than the market average. But Indiabulls Real Estate Limited (NSE:IBREALEST) has fallen short of that second goal, with a share price rise of 72% over five years, which is below the market return. Over the last twelve months the stock price has risen a very respectable 19%.

Check out our latest analysis for Indiabulls Real Estate

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 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.

Indiabulls Real Estate's earnings per share are down 8.2% per year, despite strong share price performance over five years.

Essentially, it doesn't seem likely that investors are focused on EPS. Since the change in EPS doesn't seem to correlate with the change in share price, it's worth taking a look at other metrics.

In contrast revenue growth of 3.6% per year is probably viewed as evidence that Indiabulls Real Estate is growing, a real positive. In that case, the company may be sacrificing current earnings per share to drive growth.

You can see how earnings and revenue have changed over time in the image below (click on the chart to see the exact values).

Balance sheet strength is crucial. It might be well worthwhile taking a look at our free report on how its financial position has changed over time.

A Different Perspective

Indiabulls Real Estate shareholders gained a total return of 19% during the year. But that return falls short of the market. The silver lining is that the gain was actually better than the average annual return of 12% per year over five year. It is possible that returns will improve along with the business fundamentals. While it is well worth considering the different impacts that market conditions can have on the share price, there are other factors that are even more important. Case in point: We've spotted 4 warning signs for Indiabulls Real Estate you should be aware of, and 2 of them shouldn't be ignored.

But note: Indiabulls Real Estate may not be the best stock to buy. So take a peek at this free list of interesting companies with past earnings growth (and further growth forecast).

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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