Yahoo Finance Transocean (NYSE:RIG shareholders incur further losses as stock declines 25% this week, taking five-year losses to 71%
We're definitely into long term investing, but some companies are simply bad investments over any time frame. It hits us in the gut when we see fellow investors suffer a loss. For example, we sympathize with anyone who was caught holding Transocean Ltd. (NYSE:RIG) during the five years that saw its share price drop a whopping 71%. The last week also saw the share price slip down another 25%.
After losing 25% this past week, it's worth investigating the company's fundamentals to see what we can infer from past performance.
Check out our latest analysis for Transocean
Transocean 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 the last five years Transocean saw its revenue shrink by 0.8% per year. That's not what investors generally want to see. The share price fall of 11% (per year, over five years) is a stern reminder that money-losing companies are expected to grow revenue. We're generally averse to companies with declining revenues, but we're not alone in that. Fear of becoming a 'bagholder' may be keeping people away from this stock.
The graphic below depicts how earnings and revenue have changed over time (unveil the exact values by clicking on the image).
If you are thinking of buying or selling Transocean stock, you should check out this FREE detailed report on its balance sheet.
A Different Perspective
While it's certainly disappointing to see that Transocean shares lost 8.1% throughout the year, that wasn't as bad as the market loss of 15%. Of far more concern is the 11% p.a. loss served to shareholders over the last five years. While the losses are slowing we doubt many shareholders are happy with the stock. 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. To that end, you should be aware of the 3 warning signs we've spotted with Transocean .
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 US exchanges.
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