Did You Miss DoubleUGames' (KRX:192080) 24% Share Price Gain?

It hasn't been the best quarter for DoubleUGames Co., Ltd. (KRX:192080) shareholders, since the share price has fallen 15% in that time. Looking on the brighter side, the stock is actually up over twelve months. But to be blunt its return of 24% fall short of what you could have got from an index fund (around 44%).

Check out our latest analysis for DoubleUGames

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

During the last year DoubleUGames grew its earnings per share (EPS) by 1.4%. This EPS growth is significantly lower than the 24% increase in the share price. This indicates that the market is now more optimistic about the stock.

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 DoubleUGames' earnings, revenue and cash flow is a great place to start, if you want to investigate the stock further.

A Different Perspective

DoubleUGames shareholders gained a total return of 25% 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 4% per year over five year. This suggests the company might be improving over time. Before forming an opinion on DoubleUGames you might want to consider these 3 valuation metrics.

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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 KR exchanges.

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