Investors bid HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS) up US$1.8b despite increasing losses YoY, taking five-year CAGR to 31%

When you buy shares in a company, it's worth keeping in mind the possibility that it could fail, and you could lose your money. But on the bright side, you can make far more than 100% on a really good stock. For example, the HubSpot, Inc. (NYSE:HUBS) share price has soared 283% in the last half decade. Most would be very happy with that. And in the last week the share price has popped 5.8%.

Since the stock has added US$1.8b to its market cap in the past week alone, let's see if underlying performance has been driving long-term returns.

Check out our latest analysis for HubSpot

Because HubSpot made a loss in the last twelve months, we think the market is probably more focussed on revenue and revenue growth, at least for now. When a company doesn't make profits, we'd generally hope to see good revenue growth. That's because fast revenue growth can be easily extrapolated to forecast profits, often of considerable size.

In the last 5 years HubSpot saw its revenue grow at 28% per year. That's well above most pre-profit companies. So it's not entirely surprising that the share price reflected this performance by increasing at a rate of 31% per year, in that time. This suggests the market has well and truly recognized the progress the business has made. To our minds that makes HubSpot worth investigating - it may have its best days ahead.

You can see below how earnings and revenue have changed over time (discover the exact values by clicking on the image).

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HubSpot 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

HubSpot shareholders have received returns of 25% over twelve months, which isn't far from the general market return. It has to be noted that the recent return falls short of the 31% shareholders have gained each year, over half a decade. Although the share price growth has slowed, the longer term story points to a business well worth watching. I find it very interesting to look at share price over the long term as a proxy for business performance. But to truly gain insight, we need to consider other information, too. Take risks, for example - HubSpot has 2 warning signs we think you should be aware of.

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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 American exchanges.

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