Lululemon Athletica（纳斯达克股票代码：LULU）本周下跌5.1％，原因是年回报率下降与收益增长更加一致

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Whenyoubuysharesinacompany,it'sworthkeepinginmindthepossibilitythatitcouldfail,andyoucouldloseyourmoney.Butonthebrightside,youcanmakefarmorethan100%onareallygoodstock.LongtermLululemonAthleticaInc.(NASDAQ:LULU)shareholderswouldbewellawareofthis,sincethestockisup190%infiveyears.Ontopofthat,thesharepriceisup11%inaboutaquarter.Butthismovemaywellhavebeenassistedbythereasonablybuoyantmarket(up13%in90days).

Whilethispastweekhasdetractedfromthecompany'sfive-yearreturn,let'slookattherecenttrendsoftheunderlyingbusinessandseeifthegainshavebeeninalignment.

ToquoteBuffett,'ShipswillsailaroundtheworldbuttheFlatEarthSocietywillflourish.Therewillcontinuetobewidediscrepanciesbetweenpriceandvalueinthemarketplace...'Oneimperfectbutsimplewaytoconsiderhowthemarketperceptionofacompanyhasshiftedistocomparethechangeintheearningspershare(EPS)withthesharepricemovement.

Duringfiveyearsofsharepricegrowth,LululemonAthleticaachievedcompoundearningspershare(EPS)growthof23%peryear.SotheEPSgrowthrateisratherclosetotheannualizedsharepricegainof24%peryear.Thatsuggeststhatthemarketsentimentaroundthecompanyhasn'tchangedmuchoverthattime.Rather,thesharepricehasapproximatelytrackedEPSgrowth.

ThegraphicbelowdepictshowEPShaschangedovertime(unveiltheexactvaluesbyclickingontheimage).

Lululemon Athletica（纳斯达克股票代码：LULU）本周下跌5.1％，原因是年回报率下降与收益增长更加一致

NasdaqGS:LULUEarningsPerShareGrowthFebruary6th2024

ItmightbewellworthwhiletakingalookatourfreereportonLululemonAthletica'searnings,revenueandcashflow.

ADifferentPerspective

It'sgoodtoseethatLululemonAthleticahasrewardedshareholderswithatotalshareholderreturnof43%inthelasttwelvemonths.Sincetheone-yearTSRisbetterthanthefive-yearTSR(thelattercominginat24%peryear),itwouldseemthatthestock'sperformancehasimprovedinrecenttimes.Giventhesharepricemomentumremainsstrong,itmightbeworthtakingacloserlookatthestock,lestyoumissanopportunity.Ifinditveryinterestingtolookatsharepriceoverthelongtermasaproxyforbusinessperformance.Buttotrulygaininsight,weneedtoconsiderotherinformation,too.Tothatend,youshouldbeawareofthe3warningsignswe'vespottedwithLululemonAthletica.

Ifyouliketobuystocksalongsidemanagement,thenyoumightjustlovethisfreelistofcompanies.(Hint:insidershavebeenbuyingthem).

Pleasenote,themarketreturnsquotedinthisarticlereflectthemarketweightedaveragereturnsofstocksthatcurrentlytradeonAmericanexchanges.

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