Yahoo Finance Investors in Trisura Group (TSE:TSU) have seen enviable returns of 478% over the past five years
Long term investing can be life changing when you buy and hold the truly great businesses. And highest quality companies can see their share prices grow by huge amounts. Don't believe it? Then look at the Trisura Group Ltd. (TSE:TSU) share price. It's 478% higher than it was five years ago. This just goes to show the value creation that some businesses can achieve. It's also good to see the share price up 35% over the last quarter.
With that in mind, it's worth seeing if the company's underlying fundamentals have been the driver of long term performance, or if there are some discrepancies.
See our latest analysis for Trisura Group
To quote Buffett, 'Ships will sail around the world but the Flat Earth Society will flourish. There will continue to be wide discrepancies between price and value in the marketplace...' By comparing earnings per share (EPS) and share price changes over time, we can get a feel for how investor attitudes to a company have morphed over time.
During five years of share price growth, Trisura Group achieved compound earnings per share (EPS) growth of 34% per year. This EPS growth is reasonably close to the 42% average annual increase in the share price. That suggests that the market sentiment around the company hasn't changed much over that time. In fact, the share price seems to largely reflect the EPS growth.
You can see below how EPS has changed over time (discover the exact values by clicking on the image).
It's probably worth noting we've seen significant insider buying in the last quarter, which we consider a positive. On the other hand, we think the revenue and earnings trends are much more meaningful measures of the business. It might be well worthwhile taking a look at our free report on Trisura Group's earnings, revenue and cash flow.
A Different Perspective
It's good to see that Trisura Group has rewarded shareholders with a total shareholder return of 35% in the last twelve months. However, that falls short of the 42% TSR per annum it has made for shareholders, each year, over five years. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand Trisura Group better, we need to consider many other factors. To that end, you should be aware of the 1 warning sign we've spotted with Trisura Group .
Trisura Group is not the only stock that insiders are buying. For those who like to find winning investments this free list of growing companies with recent insider purchasing, could be just the ticket.
Please note, the market returns quoted in this article reflect the market weighted average returns of stocks that currently trade on Canadian exchanges.
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