Yahoo Finance Those Who Purchased Corus Entertainment (TSE:CJR.B) Shares Five Years Ago Have A 77% Loss To Show For It
Generally speaking long term investing is the way to go. But no-one is immune from buying too high. For example the Corus Entertainment Inc. (TSE:CJR.B) share price dropped 77% over five years. That's an unpleasant experience for long term holders.
Check out our latest analysis for Corus Entertainment
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.
Corus Entertainment became profitable within the last five years. Most would consider that to be a good thing, so it's counter-intuitive to see the share price declining. Other metrics might give us a better handle on how its value is changing over time.
We note that the dividend has fallen in the last five years, so that may have contributed to the share price decline.
You can see how earnings and revenue have changed over time in the image below (click on the chart to see the exact values).
We know that Corus Entertainment has improved its bottom line lately, but what does the future have in store? You can see what analysts are predicting for Corus Entertainment in this interactive graph of future profit estimates.
What About Dividends?
It is important to consider the total shareholder return, as well as the share price return, for any given stock. The TSR incorporates the value of any spin-offs or discounted capital raisings, along with any dividends, based on the assumption that the dividends are reinvested. It's fair to say that the TSR gives a more complete picture for stocks that pay a dividend. As it happens, Corus Entertainment's TSR for the last 5 years was -64%, 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
It's nice to see that Corus Entertainment shareholders have received a total shareholder return of 25% over the last year. That's including the dividend. Notably the five-year annualised TSR loss of 19% per year compares very unfavourably with the recent share price performance. We generally put more weight on the long term performance over the short term, but the recent improvement could hint at a (positive) inflection point within the business. Keeping this in mind, a solid next step might be to take a look at Corus Entertainment's dividend track record. This free interactive graph is a great place to start.
Of course, you might find a fantastic investment by looking elsewhere. So take a peek at this free list of companies we expect will grow earnings.
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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