Does Hiwin Mikrosystem's (TPE:4576) Share Price Gain of 11% Match Its Business Performance?

We believe investing is smart because history shows that stock markets go higher in the long term. But not every stock you buy will perform as well as the overall market. Over the last year the Hiwin Mikrosystem Corp. (TPE:4576) share price is up 11%, but that's less than the broader market return. Hiwin Mikrosystem hasn't been listed for long, so it's still not clear if it is a long term winner.

See our latest analysis for Hiwin Mikrosystem

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

During the last year, Hiwin Mikrosystem actually saw its earnings per share drop 2.3%.

We don't think that the decline in earnings per share is a good measure of the business over the last twelve months. Since the change in EPS doesn't seem to correlate with the change in share price, it's worth taking a look at other metrics.

We doubt the modest 0.04% dividend yield is doing much to support the share price. However the year on year revenue growth of 7.6% would help. We do see some companies suppress earnings in order to accelerate revenue growth.

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

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A Different Perspective

We're happy to report that Hiwin Mikrosystem are up 11% over the year (even including dividends). The bad news is that's no better than the average market return, which was roughly 23%. Shareholders are doubtless excited that the stock price has been doing even better lately, with a gain of 28% in just ninety days. The very recent increase in the share price could be evidence that the narrative is changing for the better due to fundamental improvements. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand Hiwin Mikrosystem better, we need to consider many other factors. To that end, you should be aware of the 1 warning sign we've spotted with Hiwin Mikrosystem .

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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 TW exchanges.

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