Does Saudi Investment Bank's (TADAWUL:1030) Share Price Gain of 24% Match Its Business Performance?

If you buy and hold a stock for many years, you'd hope to be making a profit. Better yet, you'd like to see the share price move up more than the market average. But The Saudi Investment Bank (TADAWUL:1030) has fallen short of that second goal, with a share price rise of 24% over five years, which is below the market return. Zooming in, the stock is actually down 10% in the last year.

Check out our latest analysis for Saudi Investment Bank

To paraphrase Benjamin Graham: Over the short term the market is a voting machine, but over the long term it's a weighing machine. 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 five years of share price growth, Saudi Investment Bank moved from a loss to profitability. That's generally thought to be a genuine positive, so we would expect to see an increasing share price.

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

We know that Saudi Investment Bank has improved its bottom line lately, but is it going to grow revenue? This free report showing analyst revenue forecasts should help you figure out if the EPS growth can be sustained.

What about the Total Shareholder Return (TSR)?

Investors should note that there's a difference between Saudi Investment Bank's total shareholder return (TSR) and its share price change, which we've covered above. The TSR attempts to capture the value of dividends (as if they were reinvested) as well as any spin-offs or discounted capital raisings offered to shareholders. Dividends have been really beneficial for Saudi Investment Bank shareholders, and that cash payout contributed to why its TSR of 40%, over the last 5 years, is better than the share price return.

A Different Perspective

Saudi Investment Bank shareholders are down 10% for the year, but the market itself is up 5.7%. However, keep in mind that even the best stocks will sometimes underperform the market over a twelve month period. Longer term investors wouldn't be so upset, since they would have made 7%, each year, over five years. It could be that the recent sell-off is an opportunity, so it may be worth checking the fundamental data for signs of a long term growth trend. Before forming an opinion on Saudi Investment Bank 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 SA exchanges.

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