Shareholders Of Millennium & Copthorne Hotels New Zealand (NZSE:MCK) Must Be Happy With Their 63% Return

If you buy and hold a stock for many years, you'd hope to be making a profit. But more than that, you probably want to see it rise more than the market average. But Millennium & Copthorne Hotels New Zealand Limited (NZSE:MCK) has fallen short of that second goal, with a share price rise of 41% over five years, which is below the market return. Over the last twelve months the stock price has risen a very respectable 13%.

See our latest analysis for Millennium & Copthorne Hotels New Zealand

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).

Over half a decade, Millennium & Copthorne Hotels New Zealand managed to grow its earnings per share at 16% a year. This EPS growth is higher than the 7% average annual increase in the share price. Therefore, it seems the market has become relatively pessimistic about the company. The reasonably low P/E ratio of 7.78 also suggests market apprehension.

You can see below how EPS has changed over time (discover the exact values by clicking on the image).

Dive deeper into Millennium & Copthorne Hotels New Zealand's key metrics by checking this interactive graph of Millennium & Copthorne Hotels New Zealand's earnings, revenue and cash flow.

What about the Total Shareholder Return (TSR)?

We'd be remiss not to mention the difference between Millennium & Copthorne Hotels New Zealand's total shareholder return (TSR) and its share price return. The TSR is a return calculation that accounts for the value of cash dividends (assuming that any dividend received was reinvested) and the calculated value of any discounted capital raisings and spin-offs. Dividends have been really beneficial for Millennium & Copthorne Hotels New Zealand shareholders, and that cash payout contributed to why its TSR of 63%, over the last 5 years, is better than the share price return.

A Different Perspective

Millennium & Copthorne Hotels New Zealand provided a TSR of 19% over the last twelve months. But that was short of the market average. The silver lining is that the gain was actually better than the average annual return of 10% per year over five year. This could indicate that the company is winning over new investors, as it pursues its strategy. Before forming an opinion on Millennium & Copthorne Hotels New Zealand you might want to consider these 3 valuation metrics.

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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 NZ exchanges.

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