Yahoo Finance Those who invested in Mondee Holdings (NASDAQ:MOND) a year ago are up 12%
These days it's easy to simply buy an index fund, and your returns should (roughly) match the market. But you can significantly boost your returns by picking above-average stocks. To wit, the Mondee Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:MOND) share price is 12% higher than it was a year ago, much better than the market decline of around 9.6% (not including dividends) in the same period. That's a solid performance by our standards! Mondee Holdings hasn't been listed for long, so it's still not clear if it is a long term winner.
So let's investigate and see if the longer term performance of the company has been in line with the underlying business' progress.
View our latest analysis for Mondee Holdings
Because Mondee Holdings 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. That's because fast revenue growth can be easily extrapolated to forecast profits, often of considerable size.
In the last year Mondee Holdings saw its revenue grow by 77%. That's stonking growth even when compared to other loss-making stocks. While the share price gain of 12% over twelve months is pretty tasty, you might argue it doesn't fully reflect the strong revenue growth. If that's the case, now might be the time to take a close look at Mondee Holdings. Human beings have trouble conceptualizing (and valuing) exponential growth. Is that what we're seeing here?
The graphic below depicts how earnings and revenue have changed over time (unveil the exact values by clicking on the image).
It's probably worth noting we've seen significant insider buying in the last quarter, which we consider a positive. On the other hand, we think the revenue and earnings trends are much more meaningful measures of the business. You can see what analysts are predicting for Mondee Holdings in this interactive graph of future profit estimates.
A Different Perspective
Mondee Holdings shareholders should be happy with the total gain of 12% over the last twelve months. And the share price momentum remains respectable, with a gain of 24% in the last three months. This suggests the company is continuing to win over new investors. While it is well worth considering the different impacts that market conditions can have on the share price, there are other factors that are even more important. For example, we've discovered 1 warning sign for Mondee Holdings that you should be aware of before investing here.
Mondee Holdings is not the only stock insiders are buying. So take a peek at this free list of growing companies with insider buying.
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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