To The Moon

We're definitely into long term investing, but some companies are simply bad investments over any time frame. We don't wish catastrophic capital loss on anyone. Spare a thought for those who held Altice USA, Inc. for five whole years - as the share price tanked 88%. While a drop like that is definitely a body blow, money isn't as important as health and happiness.It's worthwhile assessing if the company's economics have been moving in lockstep with these underwhelming shareholder returns, or if there is some disparity between the two. So let's do just that.There is no denying that markets are sometimes efficient, but prices do not always reflect underlying business performance. 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 .Over five years Altice USA's earnings per share dropped significantly, falling to a loss, with the share price also lower. At present it's hard to make valid co