Can You Imagine How Jubilant iA's (KOSDAQ:038880) Shareholders Feel About Its 115% Share Price Gain?

Unfortunately, investing is risky - companies can and do go bankrupt. But when you pick a company that is really flourishing, you can make more than 100%. For example, the iA, Inc. (KOSDAQ:038880) share price has soared 115% in the last year. Most would be very happy with that, especially in just one year! On top of that, the share price is up 95% in about a quarter. And shareholders have also done well over the long term, with an increase of 39% in the last three years.

Check out our latest analysis for iA

There is no denying that markets are sometimes efficient, but prices do not always reflect 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).

iA was able to grow EPS by 170% in the last twelve months. This EPS growth is significantly higher than the 115% increase in the share price. So it seems like the market has cooled on iA, despite the growth. Interesting.

You can see how EPS has changed over time in the image below (click on the chart to see the exact values).

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

A Different Perspective

We're pleased to report that iA shareholders have received a total shareholder return of 115% over one year. Since the one-year TSR is better than the five-year TSR (the latter coming in at 7% per year), it would seem that the stock's performance has improved in recent times. 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 iA better, we need to consider many other factors. Case in point: We've spotted 2 warning signs for iA you should be aware of.

We will like iA better if we see some big insider buys. While we wait, check out this free list of growing companies with considerable, recent, insider buying.

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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