Did You Miss HRS' (KOSDAQ:036640) 82% Share Price Gain?

Passive investing in index funds can generate returns that roughly match the overall market. But one can do better than that by picking better than average stocks (as part of a diversified portfolio). For example, the HRS Co., Ltd (KOSDAQ:036640) share price is up 82% in the last year, clearly besting the market return of around 30% (not including dividends). That's a solid performance by our standards! The longer term returns have not been as good, with the stock price only 14% higher than it was three years ago.

View our latest analysis for HRS

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 the last year HRS grew its earnings per share, moving from a loss to a profit.

We think the growth looks very prospective, so we're not surprised the market liked it too. Inflection points like this can be a great time to take a closer look at a company.

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

It might be well worthwhile taking a look at our free report on HRS' earnings, revenue and cash flow.

A Different Perspective

We're pleased to report that HRS shareholders have received a total shareholder return of 82% over one year. Since the one-year TSR is better than the five-year TSR (the latter coming in at 6% per year), it would seem that the stock's performance has improved in recent times. Someone with an optimistic perspective could view the recent improvement in TSR as indicating that the business itself is getting better with time. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand HRS better, we need to consider many other factors. Take risks, for example - HRS has 3 warning signs (and 1 which is concerning) we think you should know about.

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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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