The simplest way to benefit from a rising market is to buy an index fund. But if you buy individual stocks, you can do both better or worse than that. Unfortunately the Nestcon Berhad (KLSE:NESTCON) share price slid 26% over twelve months. That’s well below the market decline of 1.4%. Nestcon Berhad hasn’t been listed for long, so although we’re wary of recent listings that perform poorly, it may still prove itself with time. In the last ninety days we’ve seen the share price slide 28%. This could be related to the recent financial results – you can catch up on the most recent data by reading our company report.
It’s worthwhile assessing if the company’s economics have been moving in lockstep with these underwhelming shareholder returns, or if there is some disparity between the two. So let’s do just that.
See our latest analysis for Nestcon Berhad
In his essay The Superinvestors of Graham-and-Doddsville Warren Buffett described how share prices do not always rationally reflect the value of a business. 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.
Nestcon Berhad fell to a loss making position during the year. Some investors no doubt dumped the stock as a result. Of course, if the company can turn the situation around, investors will likely profit.
The image below shows how EPS has tracked over time (if you click on the image you can see greater detail).
Before buying or selling a stock, we always recommend a close examination of historic growth trends, available here.
A Different Perspective
Nestcon Berhad shareholders are down 26% for the year, even worse than the market loss of 1.4%. That’s disappointing, but it’s worth keeping in mind that the market-wide selling wouldn’t have helped. It’s worth noting that the last three months did the real damage, with a 28% decline. So it seems like some holders have been dumping the stock of late – and that’s not bullish. I find it very interesting to look at share price over the long term as a proxy for business performance. But to truly gain insight, we need to consider other information, too. For example, we’ve discovered 4 warning signs for Nestcon Berhad (2 are concerning!) that you should be aware of before investing here.
If you are like me, then you will not want to miss this free list of growing companies that insiders are buying.
Please note, the market returns quoted in this article reflect the market weighted average returns of stocks that currently trade on Malaysian exchanges.
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