Xenia Venture Capital (TLV:XENA) swells 22% this week, taking five-year gains to 290%

When you buy shares in a company, it’s worth keeping in mind the possibility that it could fail, and you could lose your money. But on a lighter note, a good company can see its share price rise well over 100%. Long term Xenia Venture Capital Ltd (TLV:XENA) shareholders would be well aware of this, since the stock is up 266% in five years. In more good news, the share price has risen 23% in thirty days. But the price may well have benefitted from a buoyant market, since stocks have gained 9.6% in the last thirty days.

On the back of a solid 7-day performance, let’s check what role the company’s fundamentals have played in driving long term shareholder returns.

Check out our latest analysis for Xenia Venture Capital

While markets are a powerful pricing mechanism, share prices reflect investor sentiment, not just underlying business performance. 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).

During the last half decade, Xenia Venture Capital became profitable. That kind of transition can be an inflection point that justifies a strong share price gain, just as we have seen here.

The graphic below depicts how EPS has changed over time (unveil the exact values by clicking on the image).

It’s probably worth noting that the CEO is paid less than the median at similar sized companies. It’s always worth keeping an eye on CEO pay, but a more important question is whether the company will grow earnings throughout the years. Before buying or selling a stock, we always recommend a close examination of historic growth trends, available here..

What about the Total Shareholder Return (TSR)?

We’ve already covered Xenia Venture Capital’s share price action, but we should also mention its total shareholder return (TSR). The TSR is a return calculation that accounts for the value of cash dividends (assuming that any dividend received was reinvested) and the calculated value of any discounted capital raisings and spin-offs. Xenia Venture Capital hasn’t been paying dividends, but its TSR of 290% exceeds its share price return of 266%, implying it has either spun-off a business, or raised capital at a discount; thereby providing additional value to shareholders.

A Different Perspective

It’s good to see that Xenia Venture Capital has rewarded shareholders with a total shareholder return of 116% in the last twelve months. That gain is better than the annual TSR over five years, which is 31%. Therefore it seems like sentiment around the company has been positive lately. In the best case scenario, this may hint at some real business momentum, implying that now could be a great time to delve deeper. It’s always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand Xenia Venture Capital better, we need to consider many other factors. Even so, be aware that Xenia Venture Capital is showing 2 warning signs in our investment analysis , you should know about…

We will like Xenia Venture Capital better if we see some big insider buys. While we wait, check out this free list of growing companies with considerable, recent, insider buying.

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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