Yahoo Finance Kingsway Financial Services (NYSE:KFS) shareholders have earned a 29% CAGR over the last three years
It might seem bad, but the worst that can happen when you buy a stock (without leverage) is that its share price goes to zero. But in contrast you can make much more than 100% if the company does well. For example, the Kingsway Financial Services Inc. (NYSE:KFS) share price has soared 115% in the last three years. How nice for those who held the stock! Unfortunately, though, the stock has dropped 3.1% over a week. However, this might be related to the overall market decline of 2.1% in a week.
Now it's worth having a look at the company's fundamentals too, because that will help us determine if the long term shareholder return has matched the performance of the underlying business.
Check out our latest analysis for Kingsway Financial Services
Because Kingsway Financial Services made a loss in the last twelve months, we think the market is probably more focussed on revenue and revenue growth, at least for now. Shareholders of unprofitable companies usually expect strong revenue growth. Some companies are willing to postpone profitability to grow revenue faster, but in that case one does expect good top-line growth.
In the last 3 years Kingsway Financial Services saw its revenue grow at 22% per year. That's well above most pre-profit companies. Along the way, the share price gained 29% per year, a solid pop by our standards. This suggests the market has recognized the progress the business has made, at least to a significant degree. That's not to say we think the share price is too high. In fact, it might be worth keeping an eye on this one.
The graphic below depicts how earnings and revenue have changed over time (unveil the exact values by clicking on the image).
Balance sheet strength is crucial. It might be well worthwhile taking a look at our free report on how its financial position has changed over time.
A Different Perspective
We're pleased to report that Kingsway Financial Services shareholders have received a total shareholder return of 20% over one year. Notably the five-year annualised TSR loss of 0.4% per year compares very unfavourably with the recent share price performance. 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 Kingsway Financial Services better, we need to consider many other factors. Take risks, for example - Kingsway Financial Services has 2 warning signs (and 1 which is a bit concerning) we think you should know about.
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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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