Yahoo Finance The Crossword Cybersecurity (LON:CCS) Share Price Has Gained 184%, So Why Not Pay It Some Attention?
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The worst result, after buying shares in a company (assuming no leverage), would be if you lose all the money you put in. But if you buy shares in a really great company, you can more than double your money. For instance the Crossword Cybersecurity Plc (LON:CCS) share price is 184% higher than it was three years ago. That sort of return is as solid as granite. It's also good to see the share price up 56% over the last quarter.
See our latest analysis for Crossword Cybersecurity
Given that Crossword Cybersecurity didn't make a profit in the last twelve months, we'll focus on revenue growth to form a quick view of its business development. When a company doesn't make profits, we'd generally expect to see good revenue growth. Some companies are willing to postpone profitability to grow revenue faster, but in that case one does expect good top-line growth.
Crossword Cybersecurity's revenue trended up 53% each year over three years. That's well above most pre-profit companies. Along the way, the share price gained 42% per year, a solid pop by our standards. But it does seem like the market is paying attention to strong revenue growth. 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 chart below shows how revenue and earnings have changed with time, (if you click on the chart you can see the actual values).
This free interactive report on Crossword Cybersecurity's balance sheet strength is a great place to start, if you want to investigate the stock further.
A Different Perspective
It's nice to see that Crossword Cybersecurity shareholders have gained 63% (in total) over the last year. So this year's TSR was actually better than the three-year TSR (annualized) of 42%. The improving returns to shareholders suggests the stock is becoming more popular with time. You could get a better understanding of Crossword Cybersecurity's growth by checking out this more detailed historical graph of earnings, revenue and cash flow.
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