Core Molding Technologies' (NYSEMKT:CMT) Shareholders Are Down 63% On Their Shares
Core Molding Technologies, Inc. (NYSEMKT:CMT) shareholders will doubtless be very grateful to see the share price up 116% in the last quarter. But over the last three years we've seen a quite serious decline. Tragically, the share price declined 63% in that time. So it's good to see it climbing back up. After all, could be that the fall was overdone.
See our latest analysis for Core Molding Technologies
Core Molding Technologies isn't currently profitable, so most analysts would look to revenue growth to get an idea of how fast the underlying business is growing. Shareholders of unprofitable companies usually expect strong revenue growth. That's because it's hard to be confident a company will be sustainable if revenue growth is negligible, and it never makes a profit.
Over three years, Core Molding Technologies grew revenue at 18% per year. That's a pretty good rate of top-line growth. So some shareholders would be frustrated with the compound loss of 18% per year. The market must have had really high expectations to be disappointed with this progress. It would be well worth taking a closer look at the company, to determine growth trends (and balance sheet strength).
The image below shows how earnings and revenue have tracked over time (if you click on the image you can see greater detail).
It's probably worth noting we've seen significant insider buying in the last quarter, which we consider a positive. On the other hand, we think the revenue and earnings trends are much more meaningful measures of the business. This free interactive report on Core Molding Technologies' earnings, revenue and cash flow is a great place to start, if you want to investigate the stock further.
A Different Perspective
It's good to see that Core Molding Technologies has rewarded shareholders with a total shareholder return of 41% in the last twelve months. That certainly beats the loss of about 9% per year over the last half decade. We generally put more weight on the long term performance over the short term, but the recent improvement could hint at a (positive) inflection point within the business. 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 - Core Molding Technologies has 4 warning signs (and 1 which is concerning) we think you should know about.
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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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