Metal-Life's(KOSDAQ:327260) Share Price Is Down 28% Over The Past Year.

Metal-Life Co., Ltd. (KOSDAQ:327260) shareholders will doubtless be very grateful to see the share price up 38% in the last quarter. But in truth the last year hasn't been good for the share price. After all, the share price is down 28% in the last year, significantly under-performing the market.

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While the efficient markets hypothesis continues to be taught by some, it has been proven that markets are over-reactive dynamic systems, and investors are not always rational. 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).

Metal-Life fell to a loss making position during the year. Some investors no doubt dumped the stock as a result. We hope for shareholders' sake that the company becomes profitable again soon.

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 Metal-Life's earnings, revenue and cash flow.

A Different Perspective

Given that the market gained 32% in the last year, Metal-Life shareholders might be miffed that they lost 28%. While the aim is to do better than that, it's worth recalling that even great long-term investments sometimes underperform for a year or more. Putting aside the last twelve months, it's good to see the share price has rebounded by 38%, in the last ninety days. 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. For instance, we've identified 4 warning signs for Metal-Life (1 is a bit concerning) 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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