Yahoo Finance Investors in Delcath Systems (NASDAQ:DCTH) have unfortunately lost 90% over the last five years
It is a pleasure to report that the Delcath Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:DCTH) is up 75% in the last quarter. But spare a thought for the long term holders, who have held the stock as it bled value over the last five years. Indeed, the share price is down a whopping 90% in that time. While the recent increase might be a green shoot, we're certainly hesitant to rejoice. The important question is if the business itself justifies a higher share price in the long term. We really feel for shareholders in this scenario. It's a good reminder of the importance of diversification, and it's worth keeping in mind there's more to life than money, anyway.
With that in mind, it's worth seeing if the company's underlying fundamentals have been the driver of long term performance, or if there are some discrepancies.
View our latest analysis for Delcath Systems
Delcath Systems isn't currently profitable, so most analysts would look to revenue growth to get an idea of how fast the underlying business is growing. When a company doesn't make profits, we'd generally hope to see good revenue growth. That's because fast revenue growth can be easily extrapolated to forecast profits, often of considerable size.
Over five years, Delcath Systems grew its revenue at 11% per year. That's a fairly respectable growth rate. So it is unexpected to see the stock down 14% per year in the last five years. The market can be a harsh master when your company is losing money and revenue growth disappoints.
The graphic below depicts how earnings and revenue have changed over time (unveil the exact values by clicking on the image).
We like that insiders have been buying shares in the last twelve months. Even so, future earnings will be far more important to whether current shareholders make money. If you are thinking of buying or selling Delcath Systems stock, you should check out this free report showing analyst profit forecasts.
A Different Perspective
It's good to see that Delcath Systems has rewarded shareholders with a total shareholder return of 44% in the last twelve months. That certainly beats the loss of about 14% 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. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand Delcath Systems better, we need to consider many other factors. To that end, you should learn about the 4 warning signs we've spotted with Delcath Systems (including 2 which are significant) .
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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 American exchanges.
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