Shareholders in Hummingbird Resources (LON:HUM) are in the red if they invested a year ago

Investing in stocks comes with the risk that the share price will fall. And unfortunately for Hummingbird Resources PLC (LON:HUM) shareholders, the stock is a lot lower today than it was a year ago. In that relatively short period, the share price has plunged 59%. We note that it has not been easy for shareholders over three years, either; the share price is down 48% in that time. Furthermore, it's down 29% in about a quarter. That's not much fun for holders.

So let's have a look and see if the longer term performance of the company has been in line with the underlying business' progress.

See our latest analysis for Hummingbird Resources

Because Hummingbird Resources 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 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 Hummingbird Resources saw its revenue fall by 1.1%. That's not what investors generally want to see. The share price drop of 59% is understandable given the company doesn't have profits to boast of. Having said that, if growth is coming in the future, the stock may have better days ahead. We don't generally like to own companies with falling revenues and no profits, so we're pretty cautious of this one, at the moment.

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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Take a more thorough look at Hummingbird Resources' financial health with this free report on its balance sheet.

A Different Perspective

Hummingbird Resources shareholders are down 59% for the year, but the market itself is up 6.9%. Even the share prices of good stocks drop sometimes, but we want to see improvements in the fundamental metrics of a business, before getting too interested. Unfortunately, last year's performance may indicate unresolved challenges, given that it was worse than the annualised loss of 7% 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. For instance, we've identified 3 warning signs for Hummingbird Resources that you should be aware of.

Of course, you might find a fantastic investment by looking elsewhere. So take a peek at this free list of companies we expect will grow earnings.

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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