Those Who Purchased NAGA Group (ETR:N4G) Shares A Year Ago Have A 40% Loss To Show For It
The simplest way to benefit from a rising market is to buy an index fund. While individual stocks can be big winners, plenty more fail to generate satisfactory returns. Unfortunately the The NAGA Group AG (ETR:N4G) share price slid 40% over twelve months. That's well bellow the market return of -9.2%. We wouldn't rush to judgement on NAGA Group because we don't have a long term history to look at. Shareholders have had an even rougher run lately, with the share price down 21% in the last 90 days.
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NAGA Group isn't a profitable company, so it is unlikely we'll see a strong correlation between its share price and its earnings per share (EPS). Arguably revenue is our next best option. 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.
NAGA Group grew its revenue by 26% over the last year. That's definitely a respectable growth rate. Unfortunately that wasn't good enough to stop the share price dropping 40%. This implies the market was expecting better growth. But if revenue keeps growing, then at a certain point the share price would likely follow.
The image below shows how earnings and revenue have tracked over time (if you click on the image you can see greater detail).
This free interactive report on NAGA Group's balance sheet strength is a great place to start, if you want to investigate the stock further.
A Different Perspective
We doubt NAGA Group shareholders are happy with the loss of 40% over twelve months. That falls short of the market, which lost 9.2%. There's no doubt that's a disappointment, but the stock may well have fared better in a stronger market. The share price decline has continued throughout the most recent three months, down 21%, suggesting an absence of enthusiasm from investors. Basically, most investors should be wary of buying into a poor-performing stock, unless the business itself has clearly improved. You could get a better understanding of NAGA Group's growth by checking out this more detailed historical graph of earnings, revenue and cash flow.
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