If You Had Bought Sadbhav Infrastructure Project's (NSE:SADBHIN) Shares Three Years Ago You Would Be Down 87%

While it may not be enough for some shareholders, we think it is good to see the Sadbhav Infrastructure Project Limited (NSE:SADBHIN) share price up 16% in a single quarter. But that doesn't change the fact that the returns over the last three years have been stomach churning. To wit, the share price sky-dived 87% in that time. So we're relieved for long term holders to see a bit of uplift. But the more important question is whether the underlying business can justify a higher price still.

While a drop like that is definitely a body blow, money isn't as important as health and happiness.

View our latest analysis for Sadbhav Infrastructure Project

There is no denying that markets are sometimes efficient, but prices do not always reflect underlying business performance. 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.

During five years of share price growth, Sadbhav Infrastructure Project moved from a loss to profitability. That would generally be considered a positive, so we are surprised to see the share price is down. So it's worth looking at other metrics to try to understand the share price move.

With revenue flat over three years, it seems unlikely that the share price is reflecting the top line. We're not entirely sure why the share price is dropped, but it does seem likely investors have become less optimistic about the business.

The company's revenue and earnings (over time) are depicted in the image below (click to see the exact numbers).

We know that Sadbhav Infrastructure Project has improved its bottom line over the last three years, but what does the future have in store? It might be well worthwhile taking a look at our free report on how its financial position has changed over time.

A Different Perspective

Sadbhav Infrastructure Project shareholders are down 56% for the year, but the market itself is up 17%. However, keep in mind that even the best stocks will sometimes underperform the market over a twelve month period. Regrettably, last year's performance caps off a bad run, with the shareholders facing a total loss of 12% per year over five years. Generally speaking long term share price weakness can be a bad sign, though contrarian investors might want to research the stock in hope of a turnaround. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand Sadbhav Infrastructure Project better, we need to consider many other factors. Even so, be aware that Sadbhav Infrastructure Project is showing 5 warning signs in our investment analysis , and 2 of those can't be ignored...

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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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