The NITCO (NSE:NITCO) Share Price Has Gained 71% And Shareholders Are Hoping For More
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It hasn't been the best quarter for NITCO Limited (NSE:NITCO) shareholders, since the share price has fallen 16% in that time. Looking further back, the stock has generated good profits over five years. After all, the share price is up a market-beating 71% in that time.
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Because NITCO is loss-making, we think the market is probably more focussed on revenue and revenue growth, at least for now. When a company doesn't make profits, we'd generally expect to see good revenue growth. Some companies are willing to postpone profitability to grow revenue faster, but in that case one does expect good top-line growth.
In the last 5 years NITCO saw its revenue shrink by 6.6% per year. Even though revenue hasn't increased, the stock actually gained 11%, per year, during the same period. It's probably worth checking other factors such as the profitability, to try to understand the share price action. It may not be reflecting the revenue.
Depicted in the graphic below, you'll see revenue and earnings over time. If you want more detail, you can click on the chart itself.
You can see how its balance sheet has strengthened (or weakened) over time in this free interactive graphic.
A Different Perspective
NITCO shareholders are down 55% for the year, but the market itself is up 1.1%. Even the share prices of good stocks drop sometimes, but we want to see improvements in the fundamental metrics of a business, before getting too interested. On the bright side, long term shareholders have made money, with a gain of 11% per year over half a decade. It could be that the recent sell-off is an opportunity, so it may be worth checking the fundamental data for signs of a long term growth trend. Before spending more time on NITCO it might be wise to click here to see if insiders have been buying or selling shares.
But note: NITCO may not be the best stock to buy. So take a peek at this free list of interesting companies with past earnings growth (and further growth forecast).
Please note, the market returns quoted in this article reflect the market weighted average returns of stocks that currently trade on IN exchanges.
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