Sodexo (EPA: SW) profits and shareholder yields are tended down last year, but the share increases by 3.2% last week

Passive investments in an index fund are a good way to ensure that your own returns correspond approximately to the overall market. Active investors want to buy shares that significantly exceed the market – but they risk underpass in the process. Investors in Sodexo SA (EPA: SW) tried this bitter disadvantage last year because the share price has dropped by 32%. This is disappointing when you have dropped the market by 0.7%. At least the damage is not that bad if it looks at the last three years because the share decreases by 14% during this time. The shareholders have recently had an even rougher run, with the share price has dropped by 19% in the past 90 days.

It is more encouraging that the company has accepted € 263 million for its market capitalization in the past 7 days. So let's find out what we can see what the one -year loss for shareholders has driven.

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It cannot be denied that the markets are sometimes efficient, but prices do not always reflect the underlying business performance. An incorrect but appropriate way to assess how the mood has changed in a company is to compare the result per share (EPS) with the share price.

Unfortunately, Sodexo had to report a decline in the EPS by 5.6% last year. This reduction of the EPS is not as bad as the share price by 32%. This indicates that the EPS fall has made some shareholders more nervous about business.

You can see how EPS has changed over time in the picture below (click on the diagram to display the exact values).

The free The interactive report on the profit, sales and the cash flow from Sodexo is a great starting point if you want to further examine the share.

What about dividends?

Investors should not only measure the share return, but also take into account the entire shareholder return (TSR). While the share return only reflects the change in the share price, the TSR contains the value of dividends (assuming that they were reinvested) and the advantage of reduced capital procurement or disorder. For companies that pay a generous dividend, the TSR is often much higher than the share return. In the case of Sodexo, it has a TSR of -24%in the last 1 year. This exceeds the aforementioned share course. The dividends paid by the company have increased them in this way in total Shareholder return.

A different perspective

We regret that Sodexo shareholders have dropped by 24% a year (including dividends). Unfortunately, this is worse than the wider market decline of 0.7%. However, it could be easy that the stock price is affected by wider market. It could be worthwhile to keep an eye on the basics if there is a good chance. On the bright side, long -term shareholders have earned money over half a year with a win of 9% per year. It could be that the recent sale is a chance, so it is worth checking the basic data for signs of long -term growth trend. While it is worth taking into account the different effects that the market conditions on the share price can have, there are other factors that are even more important. A typical example: we saw 2 warning signs for Sodexo You should be aware of this.

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Please note that the market yields specified in this article reflect the average average share returns that are currently being traded on French stock exchanges.

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