Yahoo Finance 8x8 (NASDAQ:EGHT) adds US$59m to market cap in the past 7 days, though investors from three years ago are still down 74%
While not a mind-blowing move, it is good to see that the 8x8, Inc. (NASDAQ:EGHT) share price has gained 16% in the last three months. But the last three years have seen a terrible decline. The share price has sunk like a leaky ship, down 74% in that time. So it's about time shareholders saw some gains. The thing to think about is whether the business has really turned around.
Although the past week has been more reassuring for shareholders, they're still in the red over the last three years, so let's see if the underlying business has been responsible for the decline.
View our latest analysis for 8x8
Given that 8x8 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, 8x8 saw its revenue grow by 19% per year, compound. That's a pretty good rate of top-line growth. So it seems unlikely the 20% share price drop (each year) is entirely about the revenue. More likely, the market was spooked by the cost of that revenue. If you buy into companies that lose money then you always risk losing money yourself. Just don't lose the lesson.
The graphic below depicts how earnings and revenue have changed over time (unveil the exact values by clicking on the image).
8x8 is well known by investors, and plenty of clever analysts have tried to predict the future profit levels. Given we have quite a good number of analyst forecasts, it might be well worth checking out this free chart depicting consensus estimates.
A Different Perspective
We regret to report that 8x8 shareholders are down 66% for the year. Unfortunately, that's worse than the broader market decline of 7.7%. However, it could simply be that the share price has been impacted by broader market jitters. It might be worth keeping an eye on the fundamentals, in case there's a good opportunity. Unfortunately, last year's performance may indicate unresolved challenges, given that it was worse than the annualised loss of 11% over the last half decade. We realise that Baron Rothschild has said investors should "buy when there is blood on the streets", but we caution that investors should first be sure they are buying a high quality business. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand 8x8 better, we need to consider many other factors. Case in point: We've spotted 2 warning signs for 8x8 you should be aware of.
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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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