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While Genco Shipping & Trading Limited (NYSE:GNK) shareholders are probably generally happy, the stock hasn’t had particularly good run recently, with the share price falling 17% in the last quarter. But at least the stock is up over the last five years. In that time, it is up 49%, which isn’t bad, but is below the market return of 103%.
So let’s assess the underlying fundamentals over the last 5 years and see if they’ve moved in lock-step with shareholder returns.
See our latest analysis for Genco Shipping & Trading
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.
During the five years of share price growth, Genco Shipping & Trading moved from a loss to profitability. That would generally be considered a positive, so we’d hope to see the share price to rise.
The company’s earnings per share (over time) is depicted in the image below (click to see the exact numbers).
We consider it positive that insiders have made significant purchases in the last year. Having said that, most people consider earnings and revenue growth trends to be a more meaningful guide to the business. It might be well worthwhile taking a look at our free report on Genco Shipping & Trading’s earnings, revenue and cash flow.
As well as measuring the share price return, investors should also consider the total shareholder return (TSR). 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. Arguably, the TSR gives a more comprehensive picture of the return generated by a stock. We note that for Genco Shipping & Trading the TSR over the last 5 years was 116%, which is better than the share price return mentioned above. The dividends paid by the company have thusly boosted the total shareholder return.
Genco Shipping & Trading provided a TSR of 29% over the last twelve months. But that return falls short of the market. On the bright side, that’s still a gain, and it’s actually better than the average return of 17% over half a decade It is possible that returns will improve along with the business fundamentals. I find it very interesting to look at share price over the long term as a proxy for business performance. But to truly gain insight, we need to consider other information, too. Take risks, for example – Genco Shipping & Trading has 3 warning signs (and 1 which is a bit unpleasant) we think you should know about.