Yahoo Finance Some Australian Agricultural (ASX:AAC) Shareholders Are Down 24%
While not a mind-blowing move, it is good to see that the Australian Agricultural Company Limited (ASX:AAC) share price has gained 23% in the last three months. But that doesn't change the fact that the returns over the last three years have been less than pleasing. In fact, the share price is down 24% in the last three years, falling well short of the market return.
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Check out our latest analysis for Australian Agricultural
Australian Agricultural isn't a profitable company, so it is unlikely we'll see a strong correlation between its share price and its earnings per share (EPS). Arguably revenue is our next best option. Generally speaking, companies without profits are expected to grow revenue every year, and at a good clip. 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 three years Australian Agricultural saw its revenue shrink by 6.7% per year. That's not what investors generally want to see. The stock has disappointed holders over the last three years, falling 8.9%, annualized. That makes sense given the lack of either profits or revenue growth. However, in this kind of situation you can sometimes find opportunity, where sentiment is negative but the company is actually making good progress.
The graphic below shows how revenue and earnings have changed as management guided the business forward. If you want to see cashflow, you can click on the chart.
We like that insiders have been buying shares in the last twelve months. Having said that, most people consider earnings and revenue growth trends to be a more meaningful guide to the business. This free report showing analyst forecasts should help you form a view on Australian Agricultural
A Different Perspective
Australian Agricultural shareholders are up 1.8% for the year. But that return falls short of the market. But at least that's still a gain! Over five years the TSR has been a reduction of 2.0% per year, over five years. It could well be that the business is stabilizing. It is all well and good that insiders have been buying shares, but we suggest you check here to see what price insiders were buying at.
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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 AU exchanges.
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