GS Global's (KRX:001250) 2.9% CAGR outpaced the company's earnings growth over the same five-year period

The main point of investing for the long term is to make money. Furthermore, you'd generally like to see the share price rise faster than the market. But GS Global Corp. (KRX:001250) has fallen short of that second goal, with a share price rise of 14% over five years, which is below the market return. Zooming in, the stock is up a respectable 5.6% in the last year.

The past week has proven to be lucrative for GS Global investors, so let's see if fundamentals drove the company's five-year performance.

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In his essay The Superinvestors of Graham-and-Doddsville Warren Buffett described how share prices do not always rationally reflect the value of a business. 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 five years of share price growth, GS Global moved from a loss to profitability. That would generally be considered a positive, so we'd hope to see the share price to rise.

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

This free interactive report on GS Global's earnings, revenue and cash flow is a great place to start, if you want to investigate the stock further.

A Different Perspective

GS Global shareholders gained a total return of 6.7% during the year. Unfortunately this falls short of the market return. The silver lining is that the gain was actually better than the average annual return of 3% per year over five year. It is possible that returns will improve along with the business fundamentals. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand GS Global better, we need to consider many other factors. To that end, you should be aware of the 3 warning signs we've spotted with GS Global .

Of course, you might find a fantastic investment by looking elsewhere. So take a peek at this free list of companies we expect will grow earnings.

Please note, the market returns quoted in this article reflect the market weighted average returns of stocks that currently trade on South Korean exchanges.

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