Barnwell Industries (AMEX:BRN) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 9.02% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 23.36%. Currently, Barnwell Industries has a market capitalization of $21.66 million. Buying $100 In BRN: If an investor had bought $100 of BRN stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $280.52 today based on a price of $2.16 for BRN at the time of writing. Barnwell Industries’s Performance Over Last 5 YearsFinally — what’s the point of all this? The key insight to take from this article is to note how much of a difference compounded returns can mak…