Self Storage Group's (OB:SSG) three-year total shareholder returns outpace the underlying earnings growth

Self Storage Group ASA (OB:SSG) shareholders might be concerned after seeing the share price drop 10% in the last week. But that doesn't change the fact that the returns over the last three years have been pleasing. To wit, the share price did better than an index fund, climbing 81% during that period.

Since the long term performance has been good but there's been a recent pullback of 10%, let's check if the fundamentals match the share price.

View our latest analysis for Self Storage Group

While markets are a powerful pricing mechanism, share prices reflect investor sentiment, not just underlying business performance. One flawed but reasonable way to assess how sentiment around a company has changed is to compare the earnings per share (EPS) with the share price.

During three years of share price growth, Self Storage Group achieved compound earnings per share growth of 23% per year. We note that the 22% yearly (average) share price gain isn't too far from the EPS growth rate. Coincidence? Probably not. This observation indicates that the market's attitude to the business hasn't changed all that much. Quite to the contrary, the share price has arguably reflected the EPS growth.

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

We're pleased to report that the CEO is remunerated more modestly than most CEOs at similarly capitalized companies. It's always worth keeping an eye on CEO pay, but a more important question is whether the company will grow earnings throughout the years. It might be well worthwhile taking a look at our free report on Self Storage Group's earnings, revenue and cash flow.

A Different Perspective

We're pleased to report that Self Storage Group rewarded shareholders with a total shareholder return of 36% over the last year. So this year's TSR was actually better than the three-year TSR (annualized) of 22%. The improving returns to shareholders suggests the stock is becoming more popular with time. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand Self Storage Group better, we need to consider many other factors. To that end, you should learn about the 4 warning signs we've spotted with Self Storage Group (including 2 which shouldn't be ignored) .

If you would prefer to check out another company -- one with potentially superior financials -- then do not miss this free list of companies that have proven they can grow earnings.

Please note, the market returns quoted in this article reflect the market weighted average returns of stocks that currently trade on NO exchanges.

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