Update: Duckshin Housing (KOSDAQ:090410) Stock Gained 25% In The Last Five Years

The main point of investing for the long term is to make money. Better yet, you'd like to see the share price move up more than the market average. But Duckshin Housing Co., Ltd. (KOSDAQ:090410) has fallen short of that second goal, with a share price rise of 25% over five years, which is below the market return. Looking at the last year alone, the stock is up 15%.

See our latest analysis for Duckshin Housing

There is no denying that markets are sometimes efficient, but prices do not always reflect underlying business performance. One imperfect but simple way to consider how the market perception of a company has shifted is to compare the change in the earnings per share (EPS) with the share price movement.

Over half a decade, Duckshin Housing managed to grow its earnings per share at 27% a year. This EPS growth is higher than the 5% average annual increase in the share price. So one could conclude that the broader market has become more cautious towards the stock.

The graphic below depicts how EPS has changed over time (unveil the exact values by clicking on the image).

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

What about the Total Shareholder Return (TSR)?

We'd be remiss not to mention the difference between Duckshin Housing's total shareholder return (TSR) and its share price return. Arguably the TSR is a more complete return calculation because it accounts for the value of dividends (as if they were reinvested), along with the hypothetical value of any discounted capital that have been offered to shareholders. Duckshin Housing's TSR of 28% for the 5 years exceeded its share price return, because it has paid dividends.

A Different Perspective

Duckshin Housing shareholders are up 15% for the year. But that was short of the market average. On the bright side, that's still a gain, and it's actually better than the average return of 5% over half a decade This could indicate that the company is winning over new investors, as it pursues its strategy. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand Duckshin Housing better, we need to consider many other factors. For instance, we've identified 4 warning signs for Duckshin Housing (1 is potentially serious) that you should be aware of.

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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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