Investors Who Bought IntegraFin Holdings (LON:IHP) Shares A Year Ago Are Now Up 34%
These days it's easy to simply buy an index fund, and your returns should (roughly) match the market. But if you pick the right individual stocks, you could make more than that. For example, the IntegraFin Holdings plc (LON:IHP) share price is up 34% in the last year, clearly besting the market decline of around 15% (not including dividends). That's a solid performance by our standards! We'll need to follow IntegraFin Holdings for a while to get a better sense of its share price trend, since it hasn't been listed for particularly long.
Check out our latest analysis for IntegraFin Holdings
While markets are a powerful pricing mechanism, share prices reflect investor sentiment, not just 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 last year IntegraFin Holdings grew its earnings per share (EPS) by 22%. This EPS growth is significantly lower than the 34% increase in the share price. So it's fair to assume the market has a higher opinion of the business than it a year ago.
The company's earnings per share (over time) is depicted in the image below (click to see the exact numbers).
We're pleased to report that the CEO is remunerated more modestly than most CEOs at similarly capitalized companies. But while CEO remuneration is always worth checking, the really important question is whether the company can grow earnings going forward. Dive deeper into the earnings by checking this interactive graph of IntegraFin Holdings' earnings, revenue and cash flow.
What About Dividends?
When looking at investment returns, it is important to consider the difference between total shareholder return (TSR) and share price return. Whereas the share price return only reflects the change in the share price, the TSR includes the value of dividends (assuming they were reinvested) and the benefit of any discounted capital raising or spin-off. It's fair to say that the TSR gives a more complete picture for stocks that pay a dividend. We note that for IntegraFin Holdings the TSR over the last year was 36%, which is better than the share price return mentioned above. And there's no prize for guessing that the dividend payments largely explain the divergence!
A Different Perspective
IntegraFin Holdings shareholders should be happy with the total gain of 36% over the last twelve months, including dividends. We regret to report that the share price is down 8.4% over ninety days. Shorter term share price moves often don't signify much about the business itself. While it is well worth considering the different impacts that market conditions can have on the share price, there are other factors that are even more important. Take risks, for example - IntegraFin Holdings has 2 warning signs we think you should be aware of.
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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 GB exchanges.
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