It's nice to see the Clal Biotechnology Industries Ltd. (TLV:CBI) share price up 16% in a week. Meanwhile over the last three years the stock has dropped hard. Tragically, the share price declined 56% in that time. So the improvement may be a real relief to some. After all, could be that the fall was overdone.
While the stock has risen 16% in the past week but long term shareholders are still in the red, let's see what the fundamentals can tell us.
See our latest analysis for Clal Biotechnology Industries
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.
Clal Biotechnology Industries became profitable within the last five years. That would generally be considered a positive, so we are surprised to see the share price is down. So given the share price is down it's worth checking some other metrics too.
We note that the dividend seems healthy enough, so that probably doesn't explain the share price drop. We like that Clal Biotechnology Industries has actually grown its revenue over the last three years. But it's not clear to us why the share price is down. It might be worth diving deeper into the fundamentals, lest an opportunity goes begging.
You can see below how earnings and revenue have changed over time (discover the exact values by clicking on the image).
Balance sheet strength is crucial. It might be well worthwhile taking a look at our free report on how its financial position has changed over time.
When looking at investment returns, it is important to consider the difference between total shareholder return (TSR) and share price return. 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. It's fair to say that the TSR gives a more complete picture for stocks that pay a dividend. We note that for Clal Biotechnology Industries the TSR over the last 3 years was -50%, which is better than the share price return mentioned above. This is largely a result of its dividend payments!
Clal Biotechnology Industries shareholders are down 5.6% for the year (even including dividends), but the market itself is up 48%. However, keep in mind that even the best stocks will sometimes underperform the market over a twelve month period. However, the loss over the last year isn't as bad as the 7% per annum loss investors have suffered over the last half decade. We would want clear information suggesting the company will grow, before taking the view that the share price will stabilize. 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. Take risks, for example - Clal Biotechnology Industries has 4 warning signs (and 1 which is significant) we think you should know about.
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Please note, the market returns quoted in this article reflect the market weighted average returns of stocks that currently trade on IL exchanges.
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Investors in Clal Biotechnology Industries (TLV:CBI) from three years ago are still down 50%, even after 16% gain this past week - Simply Wall St
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