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VITZROCELLLtd's (KOSDAQ:082920) three-year earnings growth trails the 44% YoY shareholder returns

Simply Wall St · 5d ago

The most you can lose on any stock (assuming you don't use leverage) is 100% of your money. But in contrast you can make much more than 100% if the company does well. To wit, the VITZROCELL Co.,Ltd. (KOSDAQ:082920) share price has flown 187% in the last three years. That sort of return is as solid as granite. Also pleasing for shareholders was the 34% gain in the last three months. But this move may well have been assisted by the reasonably buoyant market (up 24% in 90 days).

The past week has proven to be lucrative for VITZROCELLLtd investors, so let's see if fundamentals drove the company's three-year performance.

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To quote Buffett, 'Ships will sail around the world but the Flat Earth Society will flourish. There will continue to be wide discrepancies between price and value in the marketplace...' One flawed but reasonable way to assess how sentiment around a company has changed is to compare the earnings per share (EPS) with the share price.

During three years of share price growth, VITZROCELLLtd achieved compound earnings per share growth of 32% per year. In comparison, the 42% per year gain in the share price outpaces the EPS growth. So it's fair to assume the market has a higher opinion of the business than it did three years ago. It is quite common to see investors become enamoured with a business, after a few years of solid progress.

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

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KOSDAQ:A082920 Earnings Per Share Growth January 6th 2026

We know that VITZROCELLLtd has improved its bottom line over the last three years, but what does the future have in store? It might be well worthwhile taking a look at our free report on how its financial position has changed over time.

What About Dividends?

As well as measuring the share price return, investors should also consider the total shareholder return (TSR). Whereas the share price return only reflects the change in the share price, the TSR includes the value of dividends (assuming they were reinvested) and the benefit of any discounted capital raising or spin-off. So for companies that pay a generous dividend, the TSR is often a lot higher than the share price return. As it happens, VITZROCELLLtd's TSR for the last 3 years was 198%, which exceeds the share price return mentioned earlier. And there's no prize for guessing that the dividend payments largely explain the divergence!

A Different Perspective

VITZROCELLLtd shareholders are up 59% for the year (even including dividends). Unfortunately this falls short of the market return. The silver lining is that the gain was actually better than the average annual return of 22% per year over five year. This could indicate that the company is winning over new investors, as it pursues its strategy. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand VITZROCELLLtd better, we need to consider many other factors. Consider for instance, the ever-present spectre of investment risk. We've identified 1 warning sign with VITZROCELLLtd , and understanding them should be part of your investment process.

But note: VITZROCELLLtd may not be the best stock to buy. So take a peek at this free list of interesting companies with past earnings growth (and further growth forecast).

Please note, the market returns quoted in this article reflect the market weighted average returns of stocks that currently trade on South Korean exchanges.