Yahoo Finance How Much Did VAALCO Energy's(NYSE:EGY) Shareholders Earn From Share Price Movements Over The Last Year?
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VAALCO Energy, Inc. (NYSE:EGY) shareholders will doubtless be very grateful to see the share price up 45% in the last quarter. But that doesn't change the reality of under-performance over the last twelve months. After all, the share price is down 34% in the last year, significantly under-performing the market.
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VAALCO Energy isn't currently profitable, so most analysts would look to revenue growth to get an idea of how fast the underlying business is growing. When a company doesn't make profits, we'd generally expect to see good revenue growth. That's because fast revenue growth can be easily extrapolated to forecast profits, often of considerable size.
In just one year VAALCO Energy saw its revenue fall by 14%. That looks pretty grim, at a glance. The stock price has languished lately, falling 34% in a year. What would you expect when revenue is falling, and it doesn't make a profit? It's hard to escape the conclusion that buyers must envision either growth down the track, cost cutting, or both.
The company's revenue and earnings (over time) are depicted in the image below (click to see the exact numbers).
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A Different Perspective
VAALCO Energy shareholders are down 34% for the year, but the market itself is up 11%. However, keep in mind that even the best stocks will sometimes underperform the market over a twelve month period. Unfortunately, last year's performance may indicate unresolved challenges, given that it was worse than the annualised loss of 3.6% over the last half decade. Generally speaking long term share price weakness can be a bad sign, though contrarian investors might want to research the stock in hope of a turnaround. 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. Consider risks, for instance. Every company has them, and we've spotted 2 warning signs for VAALCO Energy you should know about.
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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 US exchanges.
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