Yahoo Finance Such Is Life: How Venture Life Group (LON:VLG) Shareholders Saw Their Shares Drop 59%
We think intelligent long term investing is the way to go. But that doesn't mean long term investors can avoid big losses. To wit, the Venture Life Group Plc (LON:VLG) share price managed to fall 59% over five long years. We certainly feel for shareholders who bought near the top. On the other hand the share price has bounced 8.5% over the last week. We would posit that the recently released financial results have driven this rise, so you might want to check the latest numbers in our full company report.
View our latest analysis for Venture Life Group
We don't think that Venture Life Group's modest trailing twelve month profit has the market's full attention at the moment. We think revenue is probably a better guide. Generally speaking, we'd consider a stock like this alongside loss-making companies, simply because the quantum of the profit is so low. It would be hard to believe in a more profitable future without growing revenues.
Over five years, Venture Life Group grew its revenue at 31% per year. That's better than most loss-making companies. Unfortunately for shareholders the share price has dropped 16% per year - disappointing considering the growth. It's safe to say investor expectations are more grounded now. If you think the company can keep up its revenue growth, you'd have to consider the possibility that there's an opportunity here.
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.
We know that Venture Life Group has improved its bottom line over the last three years, but what does the future have in store? You can see how its balance sheet has strengthened (or weakened) over time in this free interactive graphic.
A Different Perspective
Venture Life Group shareholders gained a total return of 3.6% during the year. Unfortunately this falls short of the market return. On the bright side, that's still a gain, and it is certainly better than the yearly loss of about 16% endured over half a decade. It could well be that the business is stabilizing. You might want to assess this data-rich visualization of its earnings, revenue and cash flow.
Of course Venture Life Group 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 GB exchanges.
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