Yahoo Finance Even after rising 7.5% this past week, Enviri (NYSE:NVRI) shareholders are still down 67% over the past five years
Enviri Corporation (NYSE:NVRI) shareholders should be happy to see the share price up 25% in the last month. But that can't change the reality that over the longer term (five years), the returns have been really quite dismal. The share price has failed to impress anyone , down a sizable 67% during that time. Some might say the recent bounce is to be expected after such a bad drop. Of course, this could be the start of a turnaround.
The recent uptick of 7.5% could be a positive sign of things to come, so let's take a look at historical fundamentals.
See our latest analysis for Enviri
Enviri wasn't profitable in the last twelve months, 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. When a company doesn't make profits, we'd generally hope to see good 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.
Over five years, Enviri grew its revenue at 9.3% per year. That's a fairly respectable growth rate. The share price return isn't so respectable with an annual loss of 11% over the period. That suggests the market is disappointed with the current growth rate. A pessimistic market can create opportunities.
You can see below how earnings and revenue have changed over time (discover the exact values by clicking on the image).
It's good to see that there was some significant insider buying in the last three months. That's 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 Enviri in this interactive graph of future profit estimates.
A Different Perspective
Enviri provided a TSR of 9.6% over the last twelve months. But that was short of the market average. But at least that's still a gain! Over five years the TSR has been a reduction of 11% per year, over five years. It could well be that the business is stabilizing. Investors who like to make money usually check up on insider purchases, such as the price paid, and total amount bought. You can find out about the insider purchases of Enviri by clicking this link.
Enviri is not the only stock that insiders are buying. For those who like to find lesser know companies this free list of growing companies with recent insider purchasing, could be just the ticket.
Please note, the market returns quoted in this article reflect the market weighted average returns of stocks that currently trade on American exchanges.
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