Did CyberTAN Technology's (TPE:3062) Share Price Deserve to Gain 23%?

There's no doubt that investing in the stock market is a truly brilliant way to build wealth. But if when you choose to buy stocks, some of them will be below average performers. For example, the CyberTAN Technology, Inc. (TPE:3062), share price is up over the last year, but its gain of 23% trails the market return. The longer term returns have not been as good, with the stock price only 5.8% higher than it was three years ago.

See our latest analysis for CyberTAN Technology

While the efficient markets hypothesis continues to be taught by some, it has been proven that markets are over-reactive dynamic systems, and investors are not always rational. One imperfect but simple way to consider how the market perception of a company has shifted is to compare the change in the earnings per share (EPS) with the share price movement.

Over the last twelve months CyberTAN Technology went from profitable to unprofitable. While some may see this as temporary, we're a skeptical bunch, and so we're a little surprised to see the share price go up. It may be that the company has done well on other metrics.

We doubt the modest 0.8% dividend yield is doing much to support the share price. Unfortunately CyberTAN Technology's fell 26% over twelve months. So the fundamental metrics don't provide an obvious explanation for the share price gain.

You can see below how earnings and revenue have changed over time (discover the exact values by clicking on the image).

You can see how its balance sheet has strengthened (or weakened) over time in this free interactive graphic.

A Different Perspective

CyberTAN Technology shareholders are up 24% for the year (even including dividends). But that was short of the market average. The silver lining is that the gain was actually better than the average annual return of 1.3% per year over five year. This suggests the company might be improving over time. 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. Like risks, for instance. Every company has them, and we've spotted 2 warning signs for CyberTAN Technology (of which 1 shouldn't be ignored!) you should know about.

We will like CyberTAN Technology better if we see some big insider buys. While we wait, check out this free list of growing companies with considerable, recent, insider buying.

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

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