Yahoo Finance Introducing Syrah Resources (ASX:SYR), The Stock That Slid 63% In The Last Three Years
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It's nice to see the Syrah Resources Limited (ASX:SYR) share price up 26% in a week. Meanwhile over the last three years the stock has dropped hard. Regrettably, the share price slid 63% in that period. Some might say the recent bounce is to be expected after such a bad drop. After all, could be that the fall was overdone.
Check out our latest analysis for Syrah Resources
We don't think Syrah Resources's revenue of US$1,207,000 is enough to establish significant demand. This state of affairs suggests that venture capitalists won't provide funds on attractive terms. So it seems shareholders are too busy dreaming about the progress to come than dwelling on the current (lack of) revenue. It seems likely some shareholders believe that Syrah Resources will find or develop a valuable new mine before too long.
We think companies that have neither significant revenues nor profits are pretty high risk. You should be aware that there is always a chance that this sort of company will need to issue more shares to raise money to continue pursuing its business plan. While some such companies do very well over the long term, others become hyped up by promoters before eventually falling back down to earth, and going bankrupt (or being recapitalized). Some Syrah Resources investors have already had a taste of the bitterness stocks like this can leave in the mouth.
Syrah Resources had net cash of just US$49m when it last reported (December 2018). So if it hasn't remedied the situation already, it will almost certainly have to raise more capital soon. With that in mind, you can understand why the share price dropped 28% per year, over 3 years. You can see in the image below, how Syrah Resources's cash and debt levels have changed over time (click to see the values).
Of course, the truth is that it is hard to value companies without much revenue or profit. Would it bother you if insiders were selling the stock? I'd like that just about as much as I like to drink milk and fruit juice mixed together. You can click here to see if there are insiders selling.
A Different Perspective
Investors in Syrah Resources had a tough year, with a total loss of 56%, against a market gain of about 13%. However, keep in mind that even the best stocks will sometimes underperform the market over a twelve month period. Unfortunately, last year's performance may indicate unresolved challenges, given that it was worse than the annualised loss of 17% over the last half decade. Generally speaking long term share price weakness can be a bad sign, though contrarian investors might want to research the stock in hope of a turnaround. If you would like to research Syrah Resources in more detail then you might want to take a look at whether insiders have been buying or selling shares in the company.
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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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