Recent 3.2% pullback isn't enough to hurt long-term Raydan Food (TADAWUL:6012) shareholders, they're still up 135% over 3 years

While Raydan Food Company (TADAWUL:6012) shareholders are probably generally happy, the stock hasn't had particularly good run recently, with the share price falling 26% in the last quarter. But that doesn't change the fact that the returns over the last three years have been respectable. In fact the stock is up 78%, which is better than the market return of 66%.

Since the long term performance has been good but there's been a recent pullback of 3.2%, let's check if the fundamentals match the share price.

See our latest analysis for Raydan Food

Given that Raydan Food didn't make a profit in the last twelve months, we'll focus on revenue growth to form a quick view of its business development. When a company doesn't make profits, we'd generally expect to see good revenue growth. As you can imagine, fast revenue growth, when maintained, often leads to fast profit growth.

In the last 3 years Raydan Food saw its revenue shrink by 24% per year. Despite the lack of revenue growth, the stock has returned 21%, compound, over three years. Unless the company is going to make profits soon, we would be pretty cautious about it.

The graphic below depicts how earnings and revenue have changed over time (unveil the exact values by clicking on the image).

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What about the Total Shareholder Return (TSR)?

Investors should note that there's a difference between Raydan Food's total shareholder return (TSR) and its share price change, which we've covered above. 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. Its history of dividend payouts mean that Raydan Food's TSR of 135% over the last 3 years is better than the share price return.

A Different Perspective

While the market return was 16% in the last year, Raydan Food returned 15% to shareholders. Notably, the longer term shareholders are better off with their TSR of 33% per year over the last three years. Share price gains are anything but steady, so it's a positive to see that the longer term returns are reasonable. While it is well worth considering the different impacts that market conditions can have on the share price, there are other factors that are even more important. For example, we've discovered 2 warning signs for Raydan Food (1 is potentially serious!) that you should be aware of before investing here.

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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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