Yahoo Finance Those who invested in SB Financial Group (NASDAQ:SBFG) three years ago are up 23%
SB Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:SBFG) shareholders might be concerned after seeing the share price drop 12% in the last quarter. In contrast the stock is up over the last three years. In that time, it is up 15%, which isn't bad, but not amazing either.
So let's assess the underlying fundamentals over the last 3 years and see if they've moved in lock-step with shareholder returns.
Check out our latest analysis for SB Financial 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...' 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.
During three years of share price growth, SB Financial Group achieved compound earnings per share growth of 8.2% per year. This EPS growth is higher than the 5% average annual increase in the share price. So it seems investors have become more cautious about the company, over time. We'd venture the lowish P/E ratio of 9.22 also reflects the negative sentiment around the stock.
The company's earnings per share (over time) is depicted in the image below (click to see the exact numbers).
Dive deeper into SB Financial Group's key metrics by checking this interactive graph of SB Financial Group's earnings, revenue and cash flow.
What About Dividends?
As well as measuring the share price return, investors should also consider the total shareholder return (TSR). 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. Arguably, the TSR gives a more comprehensive picture of the return generated by a stock. As it happens, SB Financial Group's TSR for the last 3 years was 23%, which exceeds the share price return mentioned earlier. And there's no prize for guessing that the dividend payments largely explain the divergence!
A Different Perspective
We're pleased to report that SB Financial Group shareholders have received a total shareholder return of 4.3% over one year. That's including the dividend. However, that falls short of the 5% TSR per annum it has made for shareholders, each year, over five years. 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. Consider for instance, the ever-present spectre of investment risk. We've identified 2 warning signs with SB Financial Group (at least 1 which makes us a bit uncomfortable) , and understanding them should be part of your investment process.
But note: SB Financial Group may not be the best stock to buy. So take a peek at this free list of interesting companies with past earnings growth (and further growth forecast).
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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