Yahoo Finance Investors Who Bought Metals X (ASX:MLX) Shares A Year Ago Are Now Up 188%
Unfortunately, investing is risky - companies can and do go bankrupt. But if you pick the right business to buy shares in, you can make more than you can lose. For example, the Metals X Limited (ASX:MLX) share price has soared 188% return in just a single year. Also pleasing for shareholders was the 70% gain in the last three months. On the other hand, longer term shareholders have had a tougher run, with the stock falling 73% in three years.
See our latest analysis for Metals X
Because Metals X 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. Shareholders of unprofitable companies usually expect strong revenue growth. That's because fast revenue growth can be easily extrapolated to forecast profits, often of considerable size.
In the last year Metals X saw its revenue grow by 3.2%. That's not a very high growth rate considering it doesn't make profits. In contrast, the share price took off during the year, gaining 188%. We're happy that investors have made money, though we wonder if the increase will be sustained. We're not so sure that revenue growth is driving the market optimism about the stock.
The graphic below depicts how earnings and revenue have changed over time (unveil the exact values by clicking on the image).
Balance sheet strength is crucial. It might be well worthwhile taking a look at our free report on how its financial position has changed over time.
A Different Perspective
It's good to see that Metals X has rewarded shareholders with a total shareholder return of 188% in the last twelve months. Notably the five-year annualised TSR loss of 9% per year compares very unfavourably with the recent share price performance. This makes us a little wary, but the business might have turned around its fortunes. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand Metals X better, we need to consider many other factors. Even so, be aware that Metals X is showing 2 warning signs in our investment analysis , 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 AU exchanges.
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