Investors three-year returns in Shin Yang Shipping Corporation Berhad (KLSE:SYSCORP) have grown faster than the company's underlying earnings growth

The Shin Yang Shipping Corporation Berhad (KLSE:SYSCORP) share price has had a bad week, falling 10%. But that shouldn't obscure the pleasing returns achieved by shareholders over the last three years. In the last three years the share price is up, 19%: better than the market.

In light of the stock dropping 10% in the past week, we want to investigate the longer term story, and see if fundamentals have been the driver of the company's positive three-year return.

View our latest analysis for Shin Yang Shipping Corporation Berhad

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.

Shin Yang Shipping Corporation Berhad became profitable within the last three years. So we would expect a higher share price over the period.

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

Before buying or selling a stock, we always recommend a close examination of historic growth trends, available here.

A Different Perspective

We're pleased to report that Shin Yang Shipping Corporation Berhad shareholders have received a total shareholder return of 2.9% over one year. That gain is better than the annual TSR over five years, which is 3%. Therefore it seems like sentiment around the company has been positive lately. 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 Shin Yang Shipping Corporation Berhad better, we need to consider many other factors. Consider for instance, the ever-present spectre of investment risk. We've identified 2 warning signs with Shin Yang Shipping Corporation Berhad , and understanding them should be part of your investment process.

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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 MY exchanges.

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