Introducing 1-800-FLOWERS.COM (NASDAQ:FLWS), The Stock That Zoomed 166% In The Last Three Years

It might seem bad, but the worst that can happen when you buy a stock (without leverage) is that its share price goes to zero. But in contrast you can make much more than 100% if the company does well. For instance the 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. (NASDAQ:FLWS) share price is 166% higher than it was three years ago. Most would be happy with that. Also pleasing for shareholders was the 70% gain in the last three months.

Check out our latest analysis for 1-800-FLOWERS.COM

While markets are a powerful pricing mechanism, share prices reflect investor sentiment, not just underlying business performance. One flawed but reasonable way to assess how sentiment around a company has changed is to compare the earnings per share (EPS) with the share price.

1-800-FLOWERS.COM was able to grow its EPS at 18% per year over three years, sending the share price higher. This EPS growth is lower than the 39% average annual increase in the share price. This indicates that the market is feeling more optimistic on the stock, after the last few years of progress. It's not unusual to see the market 're-rate' a stock, after a few years of growth.

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

It's probably worth noting that the CEO is paid less than the median at similar sized companies. But while CEO remuneration is always worth checking, the really important question is whether the company can grow earnings going forward. It might be well worthwhile taking a look at our free report on 1-800-FLOWERS.COM's earnings, revenue and cash flow.

A Different Perspective

It's nice to see that 1-800-FLOWERS.COM shareholders have received a total shareholder return of 34% over the last year. That's better than the annualised return of 21% over half a decade, implying that the company is doing better recently. Someone with an optimistic perspective could view the recent improvement in TSR as indicating that the business itself is getting better with time. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand 1-800-FLOWERS.COM better, we need to consider many other factors. Consider risks, for instance. Every company has them, and we've spotted 1 warning sign for 1-800-FLOWERS.COM 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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