Yahoo Finance Further weakness as RealNetworks (NASDAQ:RNWK) drops 12% this week, taking five-year losses to 71%
Some stocks are best avoided. It hits us in the gut when we see fellow investors suffer a loss. Anyone who held RealNetworks, Inc. (NASDAQ:RNWK) for five years would be nursing their metaphorical wounds since the share price dropped 71% in that time. Furthermore, it's down 28% in about a quarter. That's not much fun for holders. 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.
If the past week is anything to go by, investor sentiment for RealNetworks isn't positive, so let's see if there's a mismatch between fundamentals and the share price.
Check out our latest analysis for RealNetworks
Given that RealNetworks 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 fast revenue growth can be easily extrapolated to forecast profits, often of considerable size.
Over half a decade RealNetworks reduced its trailing twelve month revenue by 1.6% for each year. While far from catastrophic that is not good. If a business loses money, you want it to grow, so no surprises that the share price has dropped 11% each year in that time. It takes a certain kind of mental fortitude (or recklessness) to buy shares in a company that loses money and doesn't grow revenue. Fear of becoming a 'bagholder' may be keeping people away from this stock.
The graphic below depicts how earnings and revenue have changed over time (unveil the exact values by clicking on the image).
You can see how its balance sheet has strengthened (or weakened) over time in this free interactive graphic.
A Different Perspective
RealNetworks shareholders gained a total return of 15% during the year. Unfortunately this falls short of the market return. On the bright side, that's still a gain, and it is certainly better than the yearly loss of about 11% endured over half a decade. It could well be that the business is stabilizing. While it is well worth considering the different impacts that market conditions can have on the share price, there are other factors that are even more important. Take risks, for example - RealNetworks has 4 warning signs we think you should be aware of.
Of course RealNetworks may not be the best stock to buy. So you may wish to see this free collection of growth stocks.
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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