Yahoo Finance Shareholders in Melco Resorts & Entertainment (NASDAQ:MLCO) have lost 62%, as stock drops 4.4% this past week
Generally speaking long term investing is the way to go. But along the way some stocks are going to perform badly. To wit, the Melco Resorts & Entertainment Limited (NASDAQ:MLCO) share price managed to fall 63% over five long years. That's not a lot of fun for true believers. And some of the more recent buyers are probably worried, too, with the stock falling 35% in the last year.
With the stock having lost 4.4% in the past week, it's worth taking a look at business performance and seeing if there's any red flags.
Check out our latest analysis for Melco Resorts & Entertainment
Because Melco Resorts & Entertainment 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. Shareholders of unprofitable companies usually desire strong revenue growth. That's because fast revenue growth can be easily extrapolated to forecast profits, often of considerable size.
In the last five years Melco Resorts & Entertainment saw its revenue shrink by 18% per year. That's definitely a weaker result than most pre-profit companies report. Arguably, the market has responded appropriately to this business performance by sending the share price down 10% (annualized) in the same time period. We don't generally like to own companies that lose money and don't grow revenues. You might be better off spending your money on a leisure activity. You'd want to research this company pretty thoroughly before buying, it looks a bit too risky for us.
The graphic below depicts how earnings and revenue have changed over time (unveil the exact values by clicking on the image).
Melco Resorts & Entertainment is a well known stock, with plenty of analyst coverage, suggesting some visibility into future growth. You can see what analysts are predicting for Melco Resorts & Entertainment in this interactive graph of future profit estimates.
A Different Perspective
Melco Resorts & Entertainment shareholders are down 35% for the year, but the market itself is up 23%. 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. Regrettably, last year's performance caps off a bad run, with the shareholders facing a total loss of 10% per year over five years. 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. 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. Even so, be aware that Melco Resorts & Entertainment is showing 1 warning sign in our investment analysis , you should know about...
But note: Melco Resorts & Entertainment may not be the best stock to buy. So take a peek at this free list of interesting companies with past earnings growth (and further growth forecast).
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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