If You Had Bought Endúr (OB:ENDUR) Stock A Year Ago, You'd Be Sitting On A 35% Loss, Today
It's easy to match the overall market return by buying an index fund. When you buy individual stocks, you can make higher profits, but you also face the risk of under-performance. Unfortunately the Endúr ASA (OB:ENDUR) share price slid 35% over twelve months. That's well bellow the market return of -0.1%. Because Endúr hasn't been listed for many years, the market is still learning about how the business performs. Furthermore, it's down 32% in about a quarter. That's not much fun for holders. We note that the company has reported results fairly recently; and the market is hardly delighted. You can check out the latest numbers in our company report.
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Because Endúr made a loss in the last twelve months, we think the market is probably more focussed on revenue and revenue growth, at least for now. When a company doesn't make profits, we'd generally expect to see good revenue growth. Some companies are willing to postpone profitability to grow revenue faster, but in that case one does expect good top-line growth.
In the last twelve months, Endúr increased its revenue by 180%. That's well above most other pre-profit companies. The share price drop of 35% over twelve months would be considered disappointing by many, so you might argue the company is getting little credit for its impressive revenue growth. On the bright side, if this company is moving profits in the right direction, top-line growth like that could be an opportunity. Our brains have evolved to think in linear fashion, so there's value in learning to recognize exponential growth. We are, in some ways, simply the wisest of the monkeys.
The graphic below depicts how earnings and revenue have changed over time (unveil the exact values by clicking on the image).
Take a more thorough look at Endúr's financial health with this free report on its balance sheet.
A Different Perspective
Endúr shareholders are down 35% for the year, even worse than the market loss of 0.1%. There's no doubt that's a disappointment, but the stock may well have fared better in a stronger market. With the stock down 32% over the last three months, the market doesn't seem to believe that the company has solved all its problems. Given the relatively short history of this stock, we'd remain pretty wary until we see some strong business performance. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand Endúr better, we need to consider many other factors. Take risks, for example - Endúr has 4 warning signs (and 1 which doesn't sit too well with us) we think you should know about.
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