Investors Who Bought Rambus (NASDAQ:RMBS) Shares Three Years Ago Are Now Down 11%
In order to justify the effort of selecting individual stocks, it's worth striving to beat the returns from a market index fund. But in any portfolio, there are likely to be some stocks that fall short of that benchmark. We regret to report that long term Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ:RMBS) shareholders have had that experience, with the share price dropping 11% in three years, versus a market return of about 37%. It's down 1.2% in the last seven days.
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Given that Rambus 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. Generally speaking, companies without profits are expected to grow revenue every year, and at a good clip. That's because it's hard to be confident a company will be sustainable if revenue growth is negligible, and it never makes a profit.
In the last three years Rambus saw its revenue shrink by 12% per year. That is not a good result. The stock has disappointed holders over the last three years, falling 3.8%, annualized. That makes sense given the lack of either profits or revenue growth. Of course, sentiment could become too negative, and the company may actually be making progress to profitability.
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. This free report showing analyst forecasts should help you form a view on Rambus
A Different Perspective
We're pleased to report that Rambus shareholders have received a total shareholder return of 2.8% over one year. Since the one-year TSR is better than the five-year TSR (the latter coming in at 0.3% per year), it would seem that the stock's performance has improved in recent times. In the best case scenario, this may hint at some real business momentum, implying that now could be a great time to delve deeper. Before spending more time on Rambus it might be wise to click here to see if insiders have been buying or selling shares.
We will like Rambus 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 US exchanges.
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