Can You Imagine How Elated Remark Holdings' (NASDAQ:MARK) Shareholders Feel About Its 358% Share Price Gain?
The Remark Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:MARK) share price has had a bad week, falling 22%. But that isn't a problem when you consider how the share price has soared over the last year. In fact, it is up 358% in that time. So we wouldn't blame sellers for taking some profits. Only time will tell if there is still too much optimism currently reflected in the share price.
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Because Remark Holdings 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. 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.
Remark Holdings actually shrunk its revenue over the last year, with a reduction of 23%. This is in stark contrast to the splendorous stock price, which has rocketed 358% since this time a year ago. There can be no doubt this kind of decoupling of revenue growth and share price growth is unusual to see in loss making companies. While this gain looks like speculative buying to us, sometimes speculation pays off.
You can see below how earnings and revenue have changed over time (discover the exact values by clicking on the image).
We're pleased to report that the CEO is remunerated more modestly than most CEOs at similarly capitalized companies. It's always worth keeping an eye on CEO pay, but a more important question is whether the company will grow earnings throughout the years. So it makes a lot of sense to check out what analysts think Remark Holdings will earn in the future (free profit forecasts).
A Different Perspective
It's good to see that Remark Holdings has rewarded shareholders with a total shareholder return of 358% in the last twelve months. Notably the five-year annualised TSR loss of 5% 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. 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. Consider for instance, the ever-present spectre of investment risk. We've identified 5 warning signs with Remark Holdings (at least 3 which are a bit concerning) , and understanding them should be part of your investment process.
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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 US exchanges.
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