Understanding Seroja Investments Limited's (SGX:IW5) performance as a company requires examining more than earnings from one point in time. Today I will take you through a basic sense check to gain perspective on how Seroja Investments is doing by evaluating its latest earnings with its longer term trend as well as its industry peers' performance over the same period.
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Commentary On IW5's Past Performance
IW5 recently turned a profit of US$1.35m (most recent trailing twelve-months) compared to its average loss of -US$2.60m over the past five years.Though both top-line and bottom-line growth rates in the last couple of years were on average negative, earnings were more so. While this resulted in a margin contraction, it has cushioned Seroja Investments's earnings contraction. Viewing growth from a sector-level, the SG shipping industry has been growing its average earnings by double-digit 12.39% in the past twelve months, . This is a change from a volatile drop of -6.80% in the previous couple of years. Since the Shipping sector in SG is relatively small, I’ve included similar companies in the wider region in order to get a better idea of the growth, which is a median of profitable companies of companies such as Singapore Shipping, Pan Ocean and Penguin International. This means in the recent industry expansion, Seroja Investments has not been able to reap as much as its average peer.
What does this mean?
While past data is useful, it doesn’t tell the whole story. I suggest you continue to research Seroja Investments to get a better picture of the stock by looking at:
- Financial Health: Are IW5’s operations financially sustainable? Balance sheets can be hard to analyze, which is why we’ve done it for you. Check out our financial health checks here.
- Valuation: What is IW5 worth today? Is the stock undervalued, even when its growth outlook is factored into its intrinsic value? The intrinsic value infographic in our free research report helps visualize whether IW5 is currently mispriced by the market.
- Other High-Performing Stocks: Are there other stocks that provide better prospects with proven track records? Explore our free list of these great stocks here.
NB: Figures in this article are calculated using data from the trailing twelve months from 30 June 2018. This may not be consistent with full year annual report figures.
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