Bonne (KOSDAQ:226340) Share Prices Have Dropped 38% In The Last Year

It's easy to match the overall market return by buying an index fund. But if you buy individual stocks, you can do both better or worse than that. For example, the Bonne Co., Ltd. (KOSDAQ:226340) share price is down 38% in the last year. That's disappointing when you consider the market returned 45%. Because Bonne hasn't been listed for many years, the market is still learning about how the business performs. The silver lining is that the stock is up 5.8% in about a week.

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

Bonne fell to a loss making position during the year. Some investors no doubt dumped the stock as a result. However, there may be an opportunity for investors if the company can recover.

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.

A Different Perspective

Given that the market gained 45% in the last year, Bonne shareholders might be miffed that they lost 38%. However, keep in mind that even the best stocks will sometimes underperform the market over a twelve month period. It's great to see a nice little 2.6% rebound in the last three months. Let's just hope this isn't the widely-feared 'dead cat bounce' (which would indicate further declines to come). I find it very interesting to look at share price over the long term as a proxy for business performance. But to truly gain insight, we need to consider other information, too. Consider for instance, the ever-present spectre of investment risk. We've identified 2 warning signs with Bonne (at least 1 which is a bit unpleasant) , and understanding them should be part of your investment process.

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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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