Potlatch Corporation (PCH)

28.67 +0.28  +0.99%  May 31, 5:21PM Go Pro
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Potlatch Corporation Performance

Historical performance is a good guide for the future, but it is imperfect. Pay attention to a company's history, but be realistic about what you can project into the future.

5 Year Total Returns Performance

Returns from price appreciation only give a partial view of the returns to an investor. This total returns chart shows the returns to an investor from both price appreciation and dividends (dividends are assumed to be reinvested)

Returns -34.51%
Total Returns -13.42%

1 Year Total Returns Performance Comparison

Here are Potlatch Corporation's total returns compared to the market and some of its peers. High historical total returns are excellent - especially if you held the stock at the time - but returns can change direction quickly. To predict future performance, looking at the business is more important than looking at historic returns.

  • PCH Total Returns
  • ^SPXTR Total Returns
  • PCL Total Returns
  • WY Total Returns
1 month total returns YTD total returns 1 year total returns* 3 year total returns
PCH -8.40% -6.89% -16.20% 28.45%
^SPXTR -5.81% 5.38% 0.88% 52.09%
PCL -12.19% 2.06% -5.78% 20.63%
WY -1.47% 8.21% -4.56% 70.38%

* May differ from chart if one year ago today was not a trading day. Table uses the previous trading day as a base while chart uses the next trading day.

Fundamental Performance

Price vs Earnings

In the long run, the price and earnings of a company are correlated. If the two metrics are diverging, there should be a good reason why. Divergence without reason can signal danger or opportunity.

Price -34.51%
Earnings Per Share TTM -42.33%

Earnings Yield vs Dividend Yield

Yields show how much you are getting for the price you pay. For example, an earnings yield of 8% means that for every dollar you pay, you get 8 cents worth of current earnings. Take these numbers into account when buying to see if you are over-paying or getting a good deal.

Earnings Yield 3.28%
Dividend Yield 4.16%

Revenue and Earnings Growth

Revenues show how much the company is selling to customers, while net income is what remains for shareholders after the company pays its expenses. Revenue growth often persists over time, but net income is more fickle. Watch closely to see if revenue and income grow at similar rates.

Revenues TTM 487.57M
Net Income TTM 37.62M

Efficent Use of Assets

Profit margins show what percentage of every dollar of sales turns into earnings. Asset Uitlization shows how many dollars of sales a company gets for each dollar that the company invests in assets. Multiplying the two numbers together gives you Return on Assets which tells you approximately how efficiently the company invests money to earn more money.

Profit Margin 4.49%
Asset Utilization 0.676

Reinvestment Strategy

Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) tells you how much income a company earned after investing $1 in its business. The Payout Ratio tells what percentage of the company's income it pays to shareholders instead of reinvesting in its own growth. Watch out for companies that pay out very little when their ROIC is low.

5 Year Average ROIC 0.0943
5 Year Average Payout Ratio 1.562
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PCH News

$PCH filed latest Quarterly Report http://stks.co/3XKz
about 35 days ago by MarketBrief
Listen to $PCH Q1 2012 earnings call - live at 12:00 PM, ondemand after - http://stks.co/3Sp0
about 38 days ago by earningscast
Potlatch Corp. (PCH) Tops Q1 EPS by 7c
Apr 23, 6:46AM Street Insider
Potlatch Reports First Quarter 2012 Results
Apr 23, 6:45AM GlobeNewswire
RT @MinervasMomma $PCH Monday am eps - estimates $0.07
about 39 days ago by MinervasMomma
$PCH Monday am eps - estimates $0.07
about 41 days ago by MinervasMomma
$PCH filed latest Proxy Statement with the SEC (Form DEF 14A) http://stks.co/3BVg
about 59 days ago by MarketBrief
Today's Dividend-Paying Winners and Losers: http://stks.co/2B6G / $MAT $BDMS $SGK $X $HRS $BP $BBY $PCH $RSH
about 121 days ago by DynamicDividend
Listen to $PCH Q4 2011 earnings call (EPS -0.04 vs est 0.125) - live at 12:00 PM, ondemand after - http://stks.co/2Agq
about 121 days ago by earningscast
B/A Merrill Lynch 2011 Industrials Conf. NYC on Tue, Dec 6. $TYC $LYB $SWK $APD $MWA $COL $EON $MON $CF $APD $HON $TKR $PCH $LUFK $MON
about 178 days ago by abubnic
$PCH Volume Alert - Currently at 5 x average daily volume.
about 178 days ago by TradeIdeasQuant
$PCH
about 178 days ago by rocketship
$PCH Reduces Dividend By 39%
about 179 days ago by Benzinga
Potlatch reduces dividend by 39%, yield on the timber REIT drops from 6.53% to 3.97%: http://stks.co/1NpQ $PCH
about 179 days ago by DynamicDividend
B/A Merrill Lynch 2011 Industrials Conf. NYC on Tue, Dec 6. $TYC $LYB $SWK $APD $MWA $COL $EON $MON $CF $APD $HON $TKR $PCH $LUFK $MON $RPM
about 181 days ago by abubnic
POTLATCH CORP Financials
Nov 03, 1:04PM
$PCH filed latest Quarterly Report http://stks.co/rFe
about 216 days ago by MarketBrief
Listen to Q3 $PCH earnings call - http://stks.co/lMe
about 220 days ago by earningscast
$PCH Potlatch Corp Reports Q3 EPS $0.63 vs $0.55 Est; Revenues $152.9M vs $158.20M Est
about 221 days ago by Benzinga
out of the 15 stocks on my watchlist only 2 are green and acting right. $pwer $pch
about 492 days ago by feester
all mentioned will be for a trade unless the vol confirms the b/o $colm $bmc $chkp $expe $pch $bidu $clh $irm $kirk $uec $dndn $dtv $pwer
about 492 days ago by feester
stocks to watch today $colm $bmc $chkp $expe $pch $bidu $clh $irm $kirk $uec $dndn $dtv $pwer some had above vol yesterday some didn't
about 493 days ago by feester
RT @CNBCtopStories: Why Investors Should Still Own Gold: Strategist http://bit.ly/eieE8V $CSGS $GDX $GDXJ $GLD $PCH $RGS #GoldPreciousM ...
about 497 days ago by onlinebayrle
$PCH Potlatch Announces Tax Treatment for 2010 Dividend Distributions http://www.noodls.com/view/DE9DEBF98C85B249AE07C7FAFAE64A937EB956E3
about 500 days ago by noodls_stocks
$PCH http://chart.ly/cx9to8a Nice volume off of bottom. I like the Stoch. pattern. Good entry would be near 20 day
about 522 days ago by TheArmoTrader
PAPER GOODS - $CLW is too thin, but it pencils best. Crayon set may like is $BKI (mind the debt) & $PCH interests a SEC file reading type.
about 547 days ago by Legacy_Trades
$PRXL and $PCH two charts looking for breakdowns....descending triangle breakdown in each
about 550 days ago by OptionRadar

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