Yahoo Finance Investing in Interlink Electronics (NASDAQ:LINK) a year ago would have delivered you a 119% gain
When you buy shares in a company, there is always a risk that the price drops to zero. On the other hand, if you find a high quality business to buy (at the right price) you can more than double your money! For example, the Interlink Electronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:LINK) share price has soared 119% in the last 1 year. Most would be very happy with that, especially in just one year! And in the last week the share price has popped 7.7%. Looking back further, the stock price is 113% higher than it was three years ago.
So let's assess the underlying fundamentals over the last 1 year and see if they've moved in lock-step with shareholder returns.
View our latest analysis for Interlink Electronics
Given that Interlink Electronics only made minimal earnings in the last twelve months, we'll focus on revenue to gauge its business development. Generally speaking, we'd consider a stock like this alongside loss-making companies, simply because the quantum of the profit is so low. For shareholders to have confidence a company will grow profits significantly, it must grow revenue.
Interlink Electronics actually shrunk its revenue over the last year, with a reduction of 1.6%. We're a little surprised to see the share price pop 119% in the last year. 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.
The company's revenue and earnings (over time) are depicted in the image below (click to see the exact numbers).
It's probably worth noting that the CEO is paid less than the median at similar sized companies. But while CEO remuneration is always worth checking, the really important question is whether the company can grow earnings going forward. It might be well worthwhile taking a look at our free report on Interlink Electronics' earnings, revenue and cash flow.
A Different Perspective
It's nice to see that Interlink Electronics shareholders have received a total shareholder return of 119% over the last year. There's no doubt those recent returns are much better than the TSR loss of 0.4% per year over five years. This makes us a little wary, but the business might have turned around its fortunes. 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. Even so, be aware that Interlink Electronics is showing 3 warning signs in our investment analysis , and 1 of those is concerning...
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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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