Jeil TechnosLtd (KOSDAQ:038010) Shareholders Have Enjoyed A 89% Share Price Gain

It's been a soft week for Jeil Technos Co.,Ltd (KOSDAQ:038010) shares, which are down 12%. While that's not great, the returns over five years have been decent. The share price is up 89%, which is better than the market return of 77%.

See our latest analysis for Jeil TechnosLtd

To quote Buffett, 'Ships will sail around the world but the Flat Earth Society will flourish. There will continue to be wide discrepancies between price and value in the marketplace...' 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.

Jeil TechnosLtd's earnings per share are down 5.9% per year, despite strong share price performance over five years.

This means it's unlikely the market is judging the company based on earnings growth. Because earnings per share don't seem to match up with the share price, we'll take a look at other metrics instead.

The modest 1.3% dividend yield is unlikely to be propping up the share price. The revenue growth of 2.0% per year hardly seems impressive. So it seems one might have to take closer look at earnings and revenue trends to see how they might influence the share price.

The company's revenue and earnings (over time) are depicted in the image below (click to see the exact numbers).

Balance sheet strength is crucial. It might be well worthwhile taking a look at our free report on how its financial position has changed over time.

What About Dividends?

It is important to consider the total shareholder return, as well as the share price return, for any given stock. 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. So for companies that pay a generous dividend, the TSR is often a lot higher than the share price return. In the case of Jeil TechnosLtd, it has a TSR of 108% 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 good to see that Jeil TechnosLtd has rewarded shareholders with a total shareholder return of 65% in the last twelve months. And that does include the dividend. That's better than the annualised return of 16% over half a decade, implying that the company is doing better recently. In the best case scenario, this may hint at some real business momentum, implying that now could be a great time to delve deeper. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand Jeil TechnosLtd better, we need to consider many other factors. Like risks, for instance. Every company has them, and we've spotted 5 warning signs for Jeil TechnosLtd (of which 1 is potentially serious!) 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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