FONAR's (NASDAQ:FONR) Stock Price Has Reduced 19% In The Past Three Years

FONAR Corporation (NASDAQ:FONR) shareholders should be happy to see the share price up 13% in the last month. But that doesn't help the fact that the three year return is less impressive. Truth be told the share price declined 19% in three years and that return, Dear Reader, falls short of what you could have got from passive investing with an index fund.

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

During the three years that the share price fell, FONAR's earnings per share (EPS) dropped by 29% each year. In comparison the 7% compound annual share price decline isn't as bad as the EPS drop-off. This suggests that the market retains some optimism around long term earnings stability, despite past EPS declines.

You can see how EPS has changed over time in the image below (click on the chart to see the exact values).

Dive deeper into FONAR's key metrics by checking this interactive graph of FONAR's earnings, revenue and cash flow.

A Different Perspective

FONAR shareholders are up 1.5% for the year. Unfortunately this falls short of the market return. On the bright side, the longer term returns (running at about 4% a year, over half a decade) look better. It may well be that this is a business worth popping on the watching, given the continuing positive reception, over time, from the market. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand FONAR better, we need to consider many other factors. Consider for instance, the ever-present spectre of investment risk. We've identified 2 warning signs with FONAR (at least 1 which is potentially serious) , and understanding them should be part of your investment process.

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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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