Yahoo Finance PharmAust (ASX:PAA) delivers shareholders incredible 42% CAGR over 5 years, surging 11% in the last week alone
We think all investors should try to buy and hold high quality multi-year winners. And we've seen some truly amazing gains over the years. To wit, the PharmAust Limited (ASX:PAA) share price has soared 471% over five years. This just goes to show the value creation that some businesses can achieve. Also pleasing for shareholders was the 160% gain in the last three months.
On the back of a solid 7-day performance, let's check what role the company's fundamentals have played in driving long term shareholder returns.
View our latest analysis for PharmAust
Because PharmAust 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. As you can imagine, fast revenue growth, when maintained, often leads to fast profit growth.
In the last 5 years PharmAust saw its revenue grow at 3.5% per year. That's not a very high growth rate considering the bottom line. Therefore, we're a little surprised to see the share price gain has been so strong, at 42% per year, compound, over the period. We'll tip our hats to that, any day, but the top-line growth isn't particularly impressive when you compare it to other pre-profit companies. Having said that, a closer look at the numbers might surface good reasons to believe that profits will gush in the future.
You can see how earnings and revenue have changed over time in the image below (click on the chart to see the exact values).
If you are thinking of buying or selling PharmAust stock, you should check out this FREE detailed report on its balance sheet.
A Different Perspective
We're pleased to report that PharmAust shareholders have received a total shareholder return of 125% over one year. Since the one-year TSR is better than the five-year TSR (the latter coming in at 42% per year), it would seem that the stock's performance has improved in recent times. Someone with an optimistic perspective could view the recent improvement in TSR as indicating that the business itself is getting better with time. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand PharmAust better, we need to consider many other factors. For instance, we've identified 5 warning signs for PharmAust (1 is a bit unpleasant) that you should be aware of.
We will like PharmAust better if we see some big insider buys. While we wait, check out this free list of growing companies with considerable, recent, insider buying.
Please note, the market returns quoted in this article reflect the market weighted average returns of stocks that currently trade on Australian exchanges.
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