This week we saw the Immotion Group Plc (LON:IMMO) share price climb by 11%. But that is minimal compensation for the share price under-performance over the last year. In fact the stock is down 25% in the last year, well below the market return.

See our latest analysis for Immotion Group

Given that Immotion Group didn't make a profit in the last twelve months, we'll focus on revenue growth to form a quick view of its business development. 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.

Immotion Group's revenue didn't grow at all in the last year. In fact, it fell 15%. That looks pretty grim, at a glance. Shareholders have seen the share price drop 25% in that time. That seems pretty reasonable given the lack of both profits and revenue growth. It's hard to escape the conclusion that buyers must envision either growth down the track, cost cutting, or both.

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 Immotion Group shareholders are down 25% for the year, the market itself is up 8.3%. While the aim is to do better than that, it's worth recalling that even great long-term investments sometimes underperform for a year or more. With the stock down 8.6% over the last three months, the market doesn't seem to believe that the company has solved all its problems. Given the relatively short history of this stock, we'd remain pretty wary until we see some strong business performance. Shareholders might want to examine this detailed historical graph of past earnings, revenue and cash flow.

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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 GB exchanges.

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