Yahoo Finance Announcing: Marin Software (NASDAQ:MRIN) Stock Increased An Energizing 289% In The Last Year
Marin Software Incorporated (NASDAQ:MRIN) shareholders might be rather concerned because the share price has dropped 66% in the last month. But that doesn't change the fact that the returns over the last year have been very strong. During that period, the share price soared a full 289%. So some might not be surprised to see the price retrace some. More important, going forward, is how the business itself is going.
Check out our latest analysis for Marin Software
Marin Software wasn't profitable in the last twelve months, 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. 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 Marin Software saw its revenue shrink by 32%. So we would not have expected the share price to rise 289%. It just goes to show the market doesn't always pay attention to the reported numbers. Of course, it could be that the market expected this revenue drop.
You can see how earnings and revenue have changed over time in the image below (click on the chart to see the exact values).
You can see how its balance sheet has strengthened (or weakened) over time in this free interactive graphic.
A Different Perspective
It's nice to see that Marin Software shareholders have received a total shareholder return of 289% over the last year. That certainly beats the loss of about 11% per year over the last half decade. We generally put more weight on the long term performance over the short term, but the recent improvement could hint at a (positive) inflection point within the business. I find it very interesting to look at share price over the long term as a proxy for business performance. But to truly gain insight, we need to consider other information, too. Case in point: We've spotted 4 warning signs for Marin Software you should be aware of, and 1 of them makes us a bit uncomfortable.
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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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