Yahoo Finance Some Amneal Pharmaceuticals (NYSE:AMRX) Shareholders Have Taken A Painful 85% Share Price Drop
It's not a secret that every investor will make bad investments, from time to time. But it should be a priority to avoid stomach churning catastrophes, wherever possible. So spare a thought for the long term shareholders of Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE:AMRX); the share price is down a whopping 85% in the last twelve months. A loss like this is a stark reminder that portfolio diversification is important. Because Amneal Pharmaceuticals hasn't been listed for many years, the market is still learning about how the business performs. Furthermore, it's down 22% in about a quarter. That's not much fun for holders.
We really hope anyone holding through that price crash has a diversified portfolio. Even when you lose money, you don't have to lose the lesson.
See our latest analysis for Amneal Pharmaceuticals
Amneal Pharmaceuticals isn't a profitable company, so it is unlikely we'll see a strong correlation between its share price and its earnings per share (EPS). Arguably revenue is our next best option. 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 Amneal Pharmaceuticals saw its revenue grow by 48%. That's a strong result which is better than most other loss making companies. So on the face of it we're really surprised to see the share price down 85% over twelve months. There's clearly something unusual going on here such as an acquisition that hasn't delivered expected profits. What is clear is that the market is not judging the company on its revenue growth right now. Of course, markets do over-react so share price drop may be too harsh.
The image below shows how earnings and revenue have tracked over time (if you click on the image you can see greater detail).
It's probably worth noting we've seen significant insider buying in the last quarter, which we consider a positive. That said, we think earnings and revenue growth trends are even more important factors to consider. So it makes a lot of sense to check out what analysts think Amneal Pharmaceuticals will earn in the future (free profit forecasts).
A Different Perspective
Given that the market gained 8.1% in the last year, Amneal Pharmaceuticals shareholders might be miffed that they lost 85%. However, keep in mind that even the best stocks will sometimes underperform the market over a twelve month period. The share price decline has continued throughout the most recent three months, down 22%, suggesting an absence of enthusiasm from investors. Basically, most investors should be wary of buying into a poor-performing stock, unless the business itself has clearly improved. If you want to research this stock further, the data on insider buying is an obvious place to start. You can click here to see who has been buying shares - and the price they paid.
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