Yahoo Finance Introducing Teck Resources (TSE:TECK.B), The Stock That Dropped 27% In The Last Year
The simplest way to benefit from a rising market is to buy an index fund. While individual stocks can be big winners, plenty more fail to generate satisfactory returns. Unfortunately the Teck Resources Limited (TSE:TECK.B) share price slid 27% over twelve months. That's well bellow the market return of -3.1%. Longer term investors have fared much better, since the share price is up 4.0% in three years. On top of that, the share price has dropped a further 23% in a month.
See our latest analysis for Teck Resources
To paraphrase Benjamin Graham: Over the short term the market is a voting machine, but over the long term it's a weighing machine. One imperfect but simple way to consider how the market perception of a company has shifted is to compare the change in the earnings per share (EPS) with the share price movement.
Unfortunately Teck Resources reported an EPS drop of 4.2% for the last year. The share price decline of 27% is actually more than the EPS drop. So it seems the market was too confident about the business, a year ago. The P/E ratio of 4.77 also points to the negative market sentiment.
The graphic below depicts how EPS has changed over time (unveil the exact values by clicking on the image).
It's good to see that there was some significant insider buying in the last three months. That's a positive. That said, we think earnings and revenue growth trends are even more important factors to consider. Dive deeper into the earnings by checking this interactive graph of Teck Resources's earnings, revenue and cash flow.
What about the Total Shareholder Return (TSR)?
Investors should note that there's a difference between Teck Resources's total shareholder return (TSR) and its share price change, which we've covered above. The TSR attempts to capture the value of dividends (as if they were reinvested) as well as any spin-offs or discounted capital raisings offered to shareholders. Dividends have been really beneficial for Teck Resources shareholders, and that cash payout explains why its total shareholder loss of 27%, over the last year, isn't as bad as the share price return.
A Different Perspective
We regret to report that Teck Resources shareholders are down 27% for the year (even including dividends). Unfortunately, that's worse than the broader market decline of 3.1%. Having said that, it's inevitable that some stocks will be oversold in a falling market. The key is to keep your eyes on the fundamental developments. Regrettably, last year's performance caps off a bad run, with the shareholders facing a total loss of 0.9% per year over five years. Generally speaking long term share price weakness can be a bad sign, though contrarian investors might want to research the stock in hope of a turnaround. Investors who like to make money usually check up on insider purchases, such as the price paid, and total amount bought. You can find out about the insider purchases of Teck Resources by clicking this link.
There are plenty of other companies that have insiders buying up shares. You probably do 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 CA exchanges.
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