Yahoo Finance Investors in KATEK (ETR:KTEK) have unfortunately lost 44% over the last year
It's easy to match the overall market return by buying an index fund. Active investors aim to buy stocks that vastly outperform the market - but in the process, they risk under-performance. For example, the KATEK SE (ETR:KTEK) share price is down 44% in the last year. That contrasts poorly with the market decline of 3.3%. KATEK may have better days ahead, of course; we've only looked at a one year period. More recently, the share price has dropped a further 9.6% in a month.
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.
Check out our latest analysis for KATEK
KATEK isn't currently profitable, so most analysts would look to revenue growth to get an idea of how fast the underlying business is growing. Generally speaking, companies without profits are expected to grow revenue every year, and at a good clip. That's because it's hard to be confident a company will be sustainable if revenue growth is negligible, and it never makes a profit.
In the last year KATEK saw its revenue grow by 22%. We think that is pretty nice growth. Unfortunately that wasn't good enough to stop the share price dropping 44%. This implies the market was expecting better growth. However, that's in the past now, and it's the future that matters most.
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
KATEK shareholders are down 44% for the year, even worse than the market loss of 3.3%. There's no doubt that's a disappointment, but the stock may well have fared better in a stronger market. The share price decline has continued throughout the most recent three months, down 7.2%, suggesting an absence of enthusiasm from investors. Given the relatively short history of this stock, we'd remain pretty wary until we see some strong business performance. 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. Like risks, for instance. Every company has them, and we've spotted 2 warning signs for KATEK (of which 1 makes us a bit uncomfortable!) you should know about.
Of course KATEK 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 DE exchanges.
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