三年前投资Focus Financial Partners（纳斯达克股票代码：FOCS）的人增长了222％

The worst result, after buying shares in a company (assuming no leverage), would be if you lose all the money you put in. But if you buy shares in a really great company, you can more than double your money. To wit, the Focus Financial Partners Inc. (NASDAQ:FOCS) share price has flown 222% in the last three years. How nice for those who held the stock! Also pleasing for shareholders was the 30% gain in the last three months. The company reported its financial results recently; you can catch up on the latest numbers by reading our company report.

So let's assess the underlying fundamentals over the last 3 years and see if they've moved in lock-step with shareholder returns.

Check out our latest analysis for Focus Financial Partners

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 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 three years of share price growth, Focus Financial Partners moved from a loss to profitability. 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).

We know that Focus Financial Partners has improved its bottom line over the last three years, but what does the future have in store? If you are thinking of buying or selling Focus Financial Partners stock, you should check out this FREE detailed report on its balance sheet.

A Different Perspective

We're pleased to report that Focus Financial Partners rewarded shareholders with a total shareholder return of 17% over the last year. That falls short of the 48% it has made, for shareholders, each year, over three years. I find it very interesting to look at share price over the long term as a proxy for business performance. But to truly gain insight, we need to consider other information, too. Take risks, for example - Focus Financial Partners has 3 warning signs (and 2 which can't be ignored) we think you should know about.

If you would prefer to check out another company -- one with potentially superior financials -- then do not miss this free list of companies that have proven they can grow earnings.

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

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