Introducing Ezdan Holding Group Q.P.S.C (DSM:ERES), The Stock That Zoomed 191% In The Last Year

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%. Take, for example Ezdan Holding Group Q.P.S.C. (DSM:ERES). Its share price is already up an impressive 191% in the last twelve months. It's down 1.5% in the last seven days. Also impressive, the stock is up 73% over three years, making long term shareholders happy, too.

View our latest analysis for Ezdan Holding Group Q.P.S.C

To quote Buffett, 'Ships will sail around the world but the Flat Earth Society will flourish. There will continue to be wide discrepancies between price and value in the marketplace...' By comparing earnings per share (EPS) and share price changes over time, we can get a feel for how investor attitudes to a company have morphed over time.

Over the last twelve months, Ezdan Holding Group Q.P.S.C actually shrank its EPS by 98%.

This means it's unlikely the market is judging the company based on earnings growth. Indeed, when EPS is declining but the share price is up, it often means the market is considering other factors.

Unfortunately Ezdan Holding Group Q.P.S.C's fell 9.9% over twelve months. So using a snapshot of key business metrics doesn't give us a good picture of why the market is bidding up the stock.

You can see how earnings and revenue have changed over time in the image below (click on the chart to see the exact values).

This free interactive report on Ezdan Holding Group Q.P.S.C's balance sheet strength is a great place to start, if you want to investigate the stock further.

A Different Perspective

It's nice to see that Ezdan Holding Group Q.P.S.C shareholders have received a total shareholder return of 191% over the last 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 Ezdan Holding Group Q.P.S.C better, we need to consider many other factors. For instance, we've identified 4 warning signs for Ezdan Holding Group Q.P.S.C (2 can't be ignored) that you should be aware of.

But note: Ezdan Holding Group Q.P.S.C may not be the best stock to buy. So take a peek at this free list of interesting companies with past earnings growth (and further growth forecast).

Please note, the market returns quoted in this article reflect the market weighted average returns of stocks that currently trade on QA exchanges.

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