Banco di Desio e della Brianza (BIT:BDB) Share Prices Have Dropped 37% In The Last Five Years

In order to justify the effort of selecting individual stocks, it's worth striving to beat the returns from a market index fund. But every investor is virtually certain to have both over-performing and under-performing stocks. So we wouldn't blame long term Banco di Desio e della Brianza S.p.A. (BIT:BDB) shareholders for doubting their decision to hold, with the stock down 37% over a half decade. Furthermore, it's down 18% in about a quarter. That's not much fun for holders.

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While markets are a powerful pricing mechanism, share prices reflect investor sentiment, not just 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.

Looking back five years, both Banco di Desio e della Brianza's share price and EPS declined; the latter at a rate of 0.06% per year. This reduction in EPS is less than the 8.8% annual reduction in the share price. This implies that the market was previously too optimistic about the stock. The low P/E ratio of 8.87 further reflects this reticence.

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

Before buying or selling a stock, we always recommend a close examination of historic growth trends, available here.

What About Dividends?

As well as measuring the share price return, investors should also consider the total shareholder return (TSR). The TSR incorporates the value of any spin-offs or discounted capital raisings, along with any dividends, based on the assumption that the dividends are reinvested. It's fair to say that the TSR gives a more complete picture for stocks that pay a dividend. In the case of Banco di Desio e della Brianza, it has a TSR of -26% for the last 5 years. That exceeds its share price return that we previously mentioned. And there's no prize for guessing that the dividend payments largely explain the divergence!

A Different Perspective

It's nice to see that Banco di Desio e della Brianza shareholders have received a total shareholder return of 9.0% over the last year. Of course, that includes the dividend. Notably the five-year annualised TSR loss of 4.7% per year compares very unfavourably with the recent share price performance. This makes us a little wary, but the business might have turned around its fortunes. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand Banco di Desio e della Brianza better, we need to consider many other factors. Take risks, for example - Banco di Desio e della Brianza has 2 warning signs we think 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 IT exchanges.

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