Yahoo Finance Did Changing Sentiment Drive Teekay Tankers's (NYSE:TNK) Share Price Down A Worrying 63%?
Teekay Tankers Ltd. (NYSE:TNK) shareholders should be happy to see the share price up 17% in the last month. But that can't change the reality that over the longer term (five years), the returns have been really quite dismal. In that time the share price has delivered a rude shock to holders, who find themselves down 63% after a long stretch. So we're hesitant to put much weight behind the short term increase. We'd err towards caution given the long term under-performance.
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Teekay Tankers isn't a profitable company, so it is unlikely we'll see a strong correlation between its share price and its earnings per share (EPS). Arguably revenue is our next best option. Shareholders of unprofitable companies usually expect strong revenue growth. That's because fast revenue growth can be easily extrapolated to forecast profits, often of considerable size.
Over five years, Teekay Tankers grew its revenue at 19% per year. That's better than most loss-making companies. Unfortunately for shareholders the share price has dropped 18% per year - disappointing considering the growth. It's safe to say investor expectations are more grounded now. If you think the company can keep up its revenue growth, you'd have to consider the possibility that there's an opportunity here.
The image below shows how earnings and revenue have tracked over time (if you click on the image you can see greater detail).
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What about the Total Shareholder Return (TSR)?
Investors should note that there's a difference between Teekay Tankers's total shareholder return (TSR) and its share price change, which we've covered above. The TSR is a return calculation that accounts for the value of cash dividends (assuming that any dividend received was reinvested) and the calculated value of any discounted capital raisings and spin-offs. Teekay Tankers's TSR of was a loss of 55% for the 5 years. That wasn't as bad as its share price return, because it has paid dividends.
A Different Perspective
It's nice to see that Teekay Tankers shareholders have received a total shareholder return of 25% over the last year. There's no doubt those recent returns are much better than the TSR loss of 15% per year over five years. This makes us a little wary, but the business might have turned around its fortunes. You might want to assess this data-rich visualization of its earnings, revenue and cash flow.
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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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