By buying an index fund, you can roughly match the market return with ease. But many of us dare to dream of bigger returns, and build a portfolio ourselves. Just take a look at G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. (NASDAQ:GIII), which is up 30%, over three years, soundly beating the market return of 23% (not including dividends). On the other hand, the returns haven't been quite so good recently, with shareholders up just 3.0%.

Since it's been a strong week for G-III Apparel Group shareholders, let's have a look at trend of the longer term fundamentals.

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).

G-III Apparel Group became profitable within the last three years. So we would expect a higher share price over the period.

The company's earnings per share (over time) is depicted in the image below (click to see the exact numbers).

We know that G-III Apparel Group has improved its bottom line lately, but is it going to grow revenue? Check if analysts think G-III Apparel Group will grow revenue in the future.

A Different Perspective

G-III Apparel Group shareholders gained a total return of 3.0% during the year. But that return falls short of the market. The silver lining is that the gain was actually better than the average annual return of 1.0% per year over five year. This suggests the company might be improving over time. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand G-III Apparel Group better, we need to consider many other factors. For example, we've discovered 1 warning sign for G-III Apparel Group that you should be aware of before investing here.

Of course, you might find a fantastic investment by looking elsewhere. So take a peek at this free list of companies we expect will grow earnings.

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

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