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If You Had Bought Sabina Gold & Silver (TSE:SBB) Stock Five Years Ago, You Could Pocket A 58% Gain Today

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When we invest, we're generally looking for stocks that outperform the market average. And while active stock picking involves risks (and requires diversification) it can also provide excess returns. For example, the Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. (TSE:SBB) share price is up 58% in the last 5 years, clearly besting than the market return of around 1.9% (ignoring dividends).

Check out our latest analysis for Sabina Gold & Silver

With zero revenue generated over twelve months, we don't think that Sabina Gold & Silver has proved its business plan yet. As a result, we think it's unlikely shareholders are paying much attention to current revenue, but rather speculating on growth in the years to come. For example, investors may be hoping that Sabina Gold & Silver finds some valuable resources, before it runs out of money.

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Companies that lack both meaningful revenue and profits are usually considered high risk. You should be aware that there is always a chance that this sort of company will need to issue more shares to raise money to continue pursuing its business plan. While some such companies do very well over the long term, others become hyped up by promoters before eventually falling back down to earth, and going bankrupt (or being recapitalized). Of course, if you time it right, high risk investments like this can really pay off, as Sabina Gold & Silver investors might know.

Sabina Gold & Silver had liabilities exceeding cash by CA$4,420,000 when it last reported in March 2019, according to our data. That puts it in the highest risk category, according to our analysis. So we're surprised to see the stock up 9.5% per year, over 5 years, but we're happy for holders. Investors must really like its potential. You can click on the image below to see (in greater detail) how Sabina Gold & Silver's cash levels have changed over time. You can click on the image below to see (in greater detail) how Sabina Gold & Silver's cash levels have changed over time.

TSX:SBB Historical Debt, July 8th 2019
TSX:SBB Historical Debt, July 8th 2019

It can be extremely risky to invest in a company that doesn't even have revenue. There's no way to know its value easily. One thing you can do is check if company insiders are buying shares. It's often positive if so, assuming the buying is sustained and meaningful. You can click here to see if there are insiders buying.

A Different Perspective

Investors in Sabina Gold & Silver had a tough year, with a total loss of 17%, against a market gain of about 1.3%. Even the share prices of good stocks drop sometimes, but we want to see improvements in the fundamental metrics of a business, before getting too interested. Longer term investors wouldn't be so upset, since they would have made 9.5%, each year, over five years. It could be that the recent sell-off is an opportunity, so it may be worth checking the fundamental data for signs of a long term growth trend. It is all well and good that insiders have been buying shares, but we suggest you check here to see what price insiders were buying at.

If you like to buy stocks alongside management, then you might just love this free list of companies. (Hint: insiders have been buying them).

Please note, the market returns quoted in this article reflect the market weighted average returns of stocks that currently trade on CA exchanges.

We aim to bring you long-term focused research analysis driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis may not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements or qualitative material.

If you spot an error that warrants correction, please contact the editor at editorial-team@simplywallst.com. This article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. It does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any stock, and does not take account of your objectives, or your financial situation. Simply Wall St has no position in the stocks mentioned. Thank you for reading.