Yahoo Finance How Much Did LiveTiles'(ASX:LVT) Shareholders Earn From Share Price Movements Over The Last Year?
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 LiveTiles Limited (ASX:LVT) share price slid 46% over twelve months. That's disappointing when you consider the market declined 5.1%. At least the damage isn't so bad if you look at the last three years, since the stock is down 19% in that time. Shareholders have had an even rougher run lately, with the share price down 19% in the last 90 days.
View our latest analysis for LiveTiles
LiveTiles isn't currently profitable, so most analysts would look to revenue growth to get an idea of how fast the underlying business is growing. 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 year LiveTiles saw its revenue grow by 108%. That's a strong result which is better than most other loss making companies. The share price drop of 46% over twelve months would be considered disappointing by many, so you might argue the company is getting little credit for its impressive revenue growth. Prima facie, revenue growth like that should be a good thing, so it's worth checking whether losses have stabilized. 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 image below shows how earnings and revenue have tracked over time (if you click on the image you can see greater detail).
Take a more thorough look at LiveTiles' financial health with this free report on its balance sheet.
A Different Perspective
While the broader market lost about 5.1% in the twelve months, LiveTiles shareholders did even worse, losing 46%. Having said that, it's inevitable that some stocks will be oversold in a falling market. The key is to keep your eyes on the fundamental developments. Longer term investors wouldn't be so upset, since they would have made 2%, each year, over five years. If the fundamental data continues to indicate long term sustainable growth, the current sell-off could be an opportunity worth considering. 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. To that end, you should learn about the 3 warning signs we've spotted with LiveTiles (including 1 which is is a bit unpleasant) .
Of course, you might find a fantastic investment by looking elsewhere. So take a peek at this free list of companies we expect will grow earnings.
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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