Yahoo Finance Further weakness as GreenPower Motor (CVE:GPV) drops 15% this week, taking one-year losses to 81%
The art and science of stock market investing requires a tolerance for losing money on some of the shares you buy. But it's not unreasonable to try to avoid truly shocking capital losses. It must have been painful to be a GreenPower Motor Company Inc. (CVE:GPV) shareholder over the last year, since the stock price plummeted 81% in that time. While some investors are willing to stomach this sort of loss, they are usually professionals who spread their bets thinly. On the other hand, the stock is actually up 12% over three years. The falls have accelerated recently, with the share price down 58% in the last three months. We note that the company has reported results fairly recently; and the market is hardly delighted. You can check out the latest numbers in our company report. While a drop like that is definitely a body blow, money isn't as important as health and happiness.
Given the past week has been tough on shareholders, let's investigate the fundamentals and see what we can learn.
View our latest analysis for GreenPower Motor
GreenPower Motor isn't currently profitable, so most analysts would look to revenue growth to get an idea of how fast the underlying business is growing. Shareholders of unprofitable companies usually expect strong revenue growth. As you can imagine, fast revenue growth, when maintained, often leads to fast profit growth.
In the last year GreenPower Motor saw its revenue grow by 30%. That's definitely a respectable growth rate. Unfortunately, the market wanted something better, given it sent the share price 81% lower during the year. One fear might be that the company might be losing too much money and will need to raise more. It seems that the market has concerns about the future, because that share price action does not seem to reflect the revenue growth at all.
You can see below how earnings and revenue have changed over time (discover the exact values by clicking on the image).
We consider it positive that insiders have made significant purchases in the last year. Even so, future earnings will be far more important to whether current shareholders make money. So it makes a lot of sense to check out what analysts think GreenPower Motor will earn in the future (free profit forecasts).
A Different Perspective
While the broader market lost about 2.4% in the twelve months, GreenPower Motor shareholders did even worse, losing 81%. Having said that, it's inevitable that some stocks will be oversold in a falling market. The key is to keep your eyes on the fundamental developments. Longer term investors wouldn't be so upset, since they would have made 2%, each year, over five years. If the fundamental data continues to indicate long term sustainable growth, the current sell-off could be an opportunity worth considering. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand GreenPower Motor better, we need to consider many other factors. Consider for instance, the ever-present spectre of investment risk. We've identified 4 warning signs with GreenPower Motor (at least 1 which makes us a bit uncomfortable) , and understanding them should be part of your investment process.
There are plenty of other companies that have insiders buying up shares. You probably do not want to miss this free list of growing companies that insiders are buying.
Please note, the market returns quoted in this article reflect the market weighted average returns of stocks that currently trade on CA exchanges.
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