text: Did You Participate In Any Of at Home Group's (LON:PETS) Fantastic 231% Return ?
  April 16, 2021, 12:52 AM ·3 min read
  The worst result, after buying shares in a company (assuming no leverage), would be if you lose all the money you put in. But when you pick a company that is really flourishing, you can make more than 100%. For example, the Pets at Home Group Plc (LON:PETS) share price has soared 192% in the last three years. Most would be happy with that. It's also up 16% in about a month.
  During three years of share price growth, at Home Group achieved compound earnings per share growth of 0.5% per year. This EPS growth is lower than the 43% average annual increase in the share price. 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.
  We consider it positive that insiders have made significant purchases in the last year. Having said that, most people consider earnings and revenue growth trends to be a more meaningful guide to the business. This free interactive report on at Home Group's earnings, revenue and cash flow is a great place to start, if you want to investigate the stock further.
  It is important to consider the total shareholder return, as well as the share price return, for any given stock. 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. It's fair to say that the TSR gives a more complete picture for stocks that pay a dividend. We note that for at Home Group the TSR over the last 3 years was 231%, which is better than the share price return mentioned above. The dividends paid by the company have thusly boosted the total shareholder return.
  It's nice to see that at Home Group shareholders have received a total shareholder return of 83% over the last year. And that does include the dividend. That's better than the annualised return of 18% over half a decade, implying that the company is doing better recently. 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 at Home Group better, we need to consider many other factors. Consider risks, for instance. Every company has them, and we've spotted 2 warning signs for at Home Group you should know about.