Yahoo Finance Boot Barn Holdings' (NYSE:BOOT) five-year earnings growth trails the incredible shareholder returns
Buying shares in the best businesses can build meaningful wealth for you and your family. While the best companies are hard to find, but they can generate massive returns over long periods. Just think about the savvy investors who held Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BOOT) shares for the last five years, while they gained 335%. If that doesn't get you thinking about long term investing, we don't know what will. It's also up 14% in about a month.
After a strong gain in the past week, it's worth seeing if longer term returns have been driven by improving fundamentals.
View our latest analysis for Boot Barn Holdings
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 five years of share price growth, Boot Barn Holdings achieved compound earnings per share (EPS) growth of 62% per year. The EPS growth is more impressive than the yearly share price gain of 34% over the same period. Therefore, it seems the market has become relatively pessimistic about the company. This cautious sentiment is reflected in its (fairly low) P/E ratio of 10.50.
You can see below how EPS has changed over time (discover the exact values by clicking on the image).
It's probably worth noting we've seen significant insider buying in the last quarter, which we consider a positive. That said, we think earnings and revenue growth trends are even more important factors to consider. It might be well worthwhile taking a look at our free report on Boot Barn Holdings' earnings, revenue and cash flow.
A Different Perspective
While the broader market lost about 18% in the twelve months, Boot Barn Holdings shareholders did even worse, losing 47%. Having said that, it's inevitable that some stocks will be oversold in a falling market. The key is to keep your eyes on the fundamental developments. On the bright side, long term shareholders have made money, with a gain of 34% per year over half a decade. If the fundamental data continues to indicate long term sustainable growth, the current sell-off could be an opportunity worth considering. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand Boot Barn Holdings better, we need to consider many other factors. Case in point: We've spotted 1 warning sign for Boot Barn Holdings you should be aware of.
Boot Barn Holdings is not the only stock insiders are buying. So take a peek at this free list of growing companies with insider buying.
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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