Can You Imagine How Jubilant M/I Homes' (NYSE:MHO) Shareholders Feel About Its 114% Share Price Gain?
The most you can lose on any stock (assuming you don't use leverage) is 100% of your money. But on the bright side, you can make far more than 100% on a really good stock. For example, the M/I Homes, Inc. (NYSE:MHO) share price has soared 114% in the last half decade. Most would be very happy with that. In more good news, the share price has risen 8.0% in thirty days. But this could be related to good market conditions -- stocks in its market are up 5.4% in the last month.
See our latest analysis for M/I Homes
In his essay The Superinvestors of Graham-and-Doddsville Warren Buffett described how share prices do not always rationally reflect the value of a business. One way to examine how market sentiment has changed over time is to look at the interaction between a company's share price and its earnings per share (EPS).
Over half a decade, M/I Homes managed to grow its earnings per share at 31% a year. The EPS growth is more impressive than the yearly share price gain of 16% over the same period. So it seems the market isn't so enthusiastic about the stock these days. This cautious sentiment is reflected in its (fairly low) P/E ratio of 6.69.
The graphic below depicts how EPS has changed over time (unveil the exact values by clicking on the image).
It is of course excellent to see how M/I Homes has grown profits over the years, but the future is more important for shareholders. This free interactive report on M/I Homes' balance sheet strength is a great place to start, if you want to investigate the stock further.
A Different Perspective
M/I Homes provided a TSR of 17% over the last twelve months. But that was short of the market average. On the bright side, that's still a gain, and it's actually better than the average return of 16% 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. To that end, you should learn about the 3 warning signs we've spotted with M/I Homes (including 1 which is shouldn't be ignored) .
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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 US exchanges.
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