The Rafael Holdings (NYSE:RFL) Share Price Has Gained 91% And Shareholders Are Hoping For More
The simplest way to invest in stocks is to buy exchange traded funds. But investors can boost returns by picking market-beating companies to own shares in. To wit, the Rafael Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:RFL) share price is 91% higher than it was a year ago, much better than the market return of around 36% (not including dividends) in the same period. If it can keep that out-performance up over the long term, investors will do very well! We'll need to follow Rafael Holdings for a while to get a better sense of its share price trend, since it hasn't been listed for particularly long.
View our latest analysis for Rafael Holdings
Because Rafael 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. When a company doesn't make profits, we'd generally expect to see good revenue growth. That's because fast revenue growth can be easily extrapolated to forecast profits, often of considerable size.
In the last year Rafael Holdings saw its revenue shrink by 5.1%. The stock is up 91% in that time, a fine performance given the revenue drop. To us that means that there isn't a lot of correlation between the past revenue performance and the share price, but a closer look at analyst forecasts and the bottom line may well explain a lot.
The image below shows how earnings and revenue have tracked over time (if you click on the image you can see greater detail).
We're pleased to report that the CEO is remunerated more modestly than most CEOs at similarly capitalized companies. But while CEO remuneration is always worth checking, the really important question is whether the company can grow earnings going forward. This free interactive report on Rafael Holdings' earnings, revenue and cash flow is a great place to start, if you want to investigate the stock further.
A Different Perspective
Rafael Holdings boasts a total shareholder return of 91% for the last year. A substantial portion of that gain has come in the last three months, with the stock up 67% in that time. Demand for the stock from multiple parties is pushing the price higher; it could be that word is getting out about its virtues as a business. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand Rafael Holdings better, we need to consider many other factors. Case in point: We've spotted 4 warning signs for Rafael Holdings you should be aware of, and 1 of them is a bit unpleasant.
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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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