Yahoo Finance Did Changing Sentiment Drive Oil States International's (NYSE:OIS) Share Price Down A Painful 77%?
Some stocks are best avoided. It hits us in the gut when we see fellow investors suffer a loss. For example, we sympathize with anyone who was caught holding Oil States International, Inc. (NYSE:OIS) during the five years that saw its share price drop a whopping 77%. And some of the more recent buyers are probably worried, too, with the stock falling 50% in the last year. The silver lining is that the stock is up 2.9% in about a week.
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Given that Oil States International 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. 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.
Over half a decade Oil States International reduced its trailing twelve month revenue by 16% for each year. That's definitely a weaker result than most pre-profit companies report. So it's not that strange that the share price dropped 25% per year in that period. We don't think this is a particularly promising picture. Of course, the poor performance could mean the market has been too severe selling down. That can happen.
You can see how earnings and revenue have changed over time in the image below (click on the chart to see the exact values).
Oil States International is well known by investors, and plenty of clever analysts have tried to predict the future profit levels. So we recommend checking out this free report showing consensus forecasts
A Different Perspective
Investors in Oil States International had a tough year, with a total loss of 50%, against a market gain of about 10%. Even the share prices of good stocks drop sometimes, but we want to see improvements in the fundamental metrics of a business, before getting too interested. Regrettably, last year's performance caps off a bad run, with the shareholders facing a total loss of 25% 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. If you would like to research Oil States International in more detail then you might want to take a look at whether insiders have been buying or selling shares in the company.
Of course Oil States International may not be the best stock to buy. So you may wish to see this free collection of growth stocks.
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