Yahoo Finance Did Changing Sentiment Drive Kopin's (NASDAQ:KOPN) Share Price Down A Worrying 67%?
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Investing in stocks comes with the risk that the share price will fall. And there's no doubt that Kopin Corporation (NASDAQ:KOPN) stock has had a really bad year. The share price is down a hefty 67% in that time. To make matters worse, the returns over three years have also been really disappointing (the share price is 49% lower than three years ago). But it's up 8.5% in the last week.
Check out our latest analysis for Kopin
Given that Kopin 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. Shareholders of unprofitable companies usually expect strong revenue growth. 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.
Kopin's revenue didn't grow at all in the last year. In fact, it fell 16%. That looks pretty grim, at a glance. The share price drop of 67% is understandable given the company doesn't have profits to boast of. Fingers crossed this is the low ebb for the stock. We don't generally like to own companies with falling revenues and no profits, so we're pretty cautious of this one, at the moment.
Depicted in the graphic below, you'll see revenue and earnings over time. If you want more detail, you can click on the chart itself.
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A Different Perspective
Kopin shareholders are down 67% for the year, but the market itself is up 2.9%. However, keep in mind that even the best stocks will sometimes underperform the market over a twelve month period. Regrettably, last year's performance caps off a bad run, with the shareholders facing a total loss of 19% per year over five years. We realise that Buffett has said investors should 'buy when there is blood on the streets', but we caution that investors should first be sure they are buying a high quality businesses. You might want to assess this data-rich visualization of its earnings, revenue and cash flow.
Of course Kopin 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 US exchanges.
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