Investing in Genting Singapore (SGX:G13) a year ago would have delivered you a 31% gain

It might be of some concern to shareholders to see the Genting Singapore Limited (SGX:G13) share price down 14% in the last month. But that doesn’t change the fact that the returns over the last year have been pleasing. After all, the share price is up a market-beating 27% in that time.

So let’s assess the underlying fundamentals over the last 1 year and see if they’ve moved in lock-step with shareholder returns.

See our latest analysis for Genting Singapore

While markets are a powerful pricing mechanism, share prices reflect investor sentiment, not just underlying business performance. 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.

Genting Singapore was able to grow EPS by 85% in the last twelve months. It’s fair to say that the share price gain of 27% did not keep pace with the EPS growth. Therefore, it seems the market isn’t as excited about Genting Singapore as it was before. This could be an opportunity.

The company’s earnings per share (over time) is depicted in the image below (click to see the exact numbers).

We know that Genting Singapore has improved its bottom line lately, but is it going to grow revenue? This free report showing analyst revenue forecasts should help you figure out if the EPS growth can be sustained.

What About Dividends?

It is important to consider the total shareholder return, as well as the share price return, for any given stock. 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. We note that for Genting Singapore the TSR over the last 1 year was 31%, which is better than the share price return mentioned above. This is largely a result of its dividend payments!

A Different Perspective

It’s good to see that Genting Singapore has rewarded shareholders with a total shareholder return of 31% in the last twelve months. And that does include the dividend. There’s no doubt those recent returns are much better than the TSR loss of 2% per year over five years. 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. 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 risks, for instance. Every company has them, and we’ve spotted 1 warning sign for Genting Singapore you should know about.

Of course Genting Singapore may not be the best stock to buy. So you may wish to see this free collection of growth stocks.

Please note, the market returns quoted in this article reflect the market weighted average returns of stocks that currently trade on Singaporean exchanges.

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