While shareholders of FAR-EASTERN ENERGY (MCX:DVEC) are in the black over 5 years, those who bought a week ago aren't so fortunate

It's been a soft week for Public joint stock company FAR-EASTERN ENERGY COMPANY (MCX:DVEC) shares, which are down 11%. But in stark contrast, the returns over the last half decade have impressed. We think most investors would be happy with the 131% return, over that period. We think it's more important to dwell on the long term returns than the short term returns. Of course, that doesn't necessarily mean it's cheap now.

Although FAR-EASTERN ENERGY has shed ₽3.0b from its market cap this week, let's take a look at its longer term fundamental trends and see if they've driven returns.

See our latest analysis for FAR-EASTERN ENERGY

There is no denying that markets are sometimes efficient, but prices do not always reflect underlying business performance. 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).

During the last half decade, FAR-EASTERN ENERGY became profitable. Sometimes, the start of profitability is a major inflection point that can signal fast earnings growth to come, which in turn justifies very strong share price gains.

The company's earnings per share (over time) is depicted in the image below (click to see the exact numbers).

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

A Different Perspective

It's nice to see that FAR-EASTERN ENERGY shareholders have received a total shareholder return of 67% over the last year. That gain is better than the annual TSR over five years, which is 18%. Therefore it seems like sentiment around the company has been positive lately. Given the share price momentum remains strong, it might be worth taking a closer look at the stock, lest you miss an opportunity. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand FAR-EASTERN ENERGY better, we need to consider many other factors. For example, we've discovered 5 warning signs for FAR-EASTERN ENERGY (3 are significant!) that you should be aware of before investing here.

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 RU exchanges.

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