If You Had Bought CAP-XX (LON:CPX) Stock Five Years Ago, You Could Pocket A 304% Gain Today

We think all investors should try to buy and hold high quality multi-year winners. And highest quality companies can see their share prices grow by huge amounts. To wit, the CAP-XX Limited (LON:CPX) share price has soared 304% over five years. And this is just one example of the epic gains achieved by some long term investors. On top of that, the share price is up 111% in about a quarter.

View our latest analysis for CAP-XX

CAP-XX isn't currently profitable, so most analysts would look to revenue growth to get an idea of how fast the underlying business is growing. 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 the last half decade CAP-XX's revenue has actually been trending down at about 4.0% per year. So it's pretty surprising to see that the share price is up 32% per year. Obviously, whatever the market is excited about, it's not a track record of revenue growth. At the risk of upsetting holders, this does suggest that hope for a better future is playing a significant role in the share price action.

You can see how earnings and revenue have changed over time in the image below (click on the chart to see the exact values).

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You can see how its balance sheet has strengthened (or weakened) over time in this free interactive graphic.

A Different Perspective

We're pleased to report that CAP-XX shareholders have received a total shareholder return of 199% over one year. That's better than the annualised return of 32% over half a decade, implying that the company is doing better recently. In the best case scenario, this may hint at some real business momentum, implying that now could be a great time to delve deeper. While it is well worth considering the different impacts that market conditions can have on the share price, there are other factors that are even more important. For example, we've discovered 6 warning signs for CAP-XX (2 don't sit too well with us!) that you should be aware of before investing here.

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Please note, the market returns quoted in this article reflect the market weighted average returns of stocks that currently trade on GB exchanges.

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