Yahoo Finance Strong week for Netlinkz (ASX:NET) shareholders doesn't alleviate pain of three-year loss
Netlinkz Limited (ASX:NET) shareholders will doubtless be very grateful to see the share price up 47% in the last month. But the last three years have seen a terrible decline. In that time the share price has melted like a snowball in the desert, down 86%. So we're relieved for long term holders to see a bit of uplift. The thing to think about is whether the business has really turned around. We really feel for shareholders in this scenario. It's a good reminder of the importance of diversification, and it's worth keeping in mind there's more to life than money, anyway.
The recent uptick of 39% could be a positive sign of things to come, so let's take a lot at historical fundamentals.
Check out our latest analysis for Netlinkz
Netlinkz 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. As you can imagine, fast revenue growth, when maintained, often leads to fast profit growth.
Over three years, Netlinkz grew revenue at 64% per year. That's well above most other pre-profit companies. So on the face of it we're really surprised to see the share price down 23% a year in the same time period. The share price makes us wonder if there is an issue with profitability. Sometimes fast revenue growth doesn't lead to profits. Unless the balance sheet is strong, the company might have to raise capital.
You can see how earnings and revenue have changed over time in the image below (click on the chart to see the exact values).
You can see how its balance sheet has strengthened (or weakened) over time in this free interactive graphic.
A Different Perspective
While it's certainly disappointing to see that Netlinkz shares lost 3.8% throughout the year, that wasn't as bad as the market loss of 4.3%. Longer term investors wouldn't be so upset, since they would have made 1.4%, each year, over five years. In the best case scenario the last year is just a temporary blip on the journey to a brighter future. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand Netlinkz better, we need to consider many other factors. Even so, be aware that Netlinkz is showing 4 warning signs in our investment analysis , and 2 of those can't be ignored...
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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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