If You Had Bought Gentherm (NASDAQ:THRM) Shares Three Years Ago You'd Have Earned 98% Returns

By buying an index fund, you can roughly match the market return with ease. But if you pick the right individual stocks, you could make more than that. Just take a look at Gentherm Incorporated (NASDAQ:THRM), which is up 98%, over three years, soundly beating the market return of 49% (not including dividends). On the other hand, the returns haven't been quite so good recently, with shareholders up just 71%.

Check out our latest analysis for Gentherm

To quote Buffett, 'Ships will sail around the world but the Flat Earth Society will flourish. There will continue to be wide discrepancies between price and value in the marketplace...' 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).

Gentherm was able to grow its EPS at 58% per year over three years, sending the share price higher. The average annual share price increase of 26% is actually lower than the EPS growth. Therefore, it seems the market has moderated its expectations for growth, somewhat.

The company's earnings per share (over time) is depicted in the image below (click to see the exact numbers).

It is of course excellent to see how Gentherm has grown profits over the years, but the future is more important for shareholders. You can see how its balance sheet has strengthened (or weakened) over time in this free interactive graphic.

A Different Perspective

We're pleased to report that Gentherm shareholders have received a total shareholder return of 71% over one year. That gain is better than the annual TSR over five years, which is 14%. Therefore it seems like sentiment around the company has been positive lately. Given the share price momentum remains strong, it might be worth taking a closer look at the stock, lest you miss an opportunity. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand Gentherm better, we need to consider many other factors. Consider risks, for instance. Every company has them, and we've spotted 1 warning sign for Gentherm you should know about.

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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 US exchanges.

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