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Basler (ETR:BSL) pulls back 9.5% this week, but still delivers shareholders strong 160% return over 1 year

Simply Wall St · 2d ago

Basler Aktiengesellschaft (ETR:BSL) shareholders might be concerned after seeing the share price drop 12% in the last quarter. But that doesn't change the fact that the returns over the last year have been very strong. Indeed, the share price is up an impressive 160% in that time. So it may be that the share price is simply cooling off after a strong rise. Investors should be wondering whether the business itself has the fundamental value required to continue to drive gains.

Although Basler has shed €48m from its market cap this week, let's take a look at its longer term fundamental trends and see if they've driven returns.

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While the efficient markets hypothesis continues to be taught by some, it has been proven that markets are over-reactive dynamic systems, and investors are not always rational. 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 the last year Basler grew its earnings per share, moving from a loss to a profit.

The company was close to break-even last year, so earnings per share of €0.13 isn't particularly stand out. But judging by the share price, the market is very pleased with the milestone of reaching profitability. Inflection points like this can be a great time to take a closer look at a company.

You can see below how EPS has changed over time (discover the exact values by clicking on the image).

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XTRA:BSL Earnings Per Share Growth December 6th 2025

We're pleased to report that the CEO is remunerated more modestly than most CEOs at similarly capitalized 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. It might be well worthwhile taking a look at our free report on Basler's earnings, revenue and cash flow.

A Different Perspective

We're pleased to report that Basler shareholders have received a total shareholder return of 160% over one year. That certainly beats the loss of about 5% per year over the last half decade. We generally put more weight on the long term performance over the short term, but the recent improvement could hint at a (positive) inflection point within the business. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand Basler better, we need to consider many other factors. Even so, be aware that Basler is showing 1 warning sign in our investment analysis , you should know about...

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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 German exchanges.