Yahoo Finance While Vertex Energy (NASDAQ:VTNR) shareholders have made 917% in 1 year, increasing losses might now be front of mind as stock sheds 15% this week
Vertex Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:VTNR) shareholders might understandably be very concerned that the share price has dropped 51% in the last quarter. But that doesn't change the fact that the returns over the last year have been spectacular. In fact, it is up 917% in that time. So we wouldn't blame sellers for taking some profits. The real question is whether the fundamental business performance can justify the strong increase over the long term. It really delights us to see such great share price performance for investors.
While this past week has detracted from the company's one-year return, let's look at the recent trends of the underlying business and see if the gains have been in alignment.
Check out our latest analysis for Vertex Energy
Because Vertex Energy 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. Generally speaking, companies without profits are expected to grow revenue every year, and at a good clip. As you can imagine, fast revenue growth, when maintained, often leads to fast profit growth.
In the last year Vertex Energy saw its revenue grow by 45%. We respect that sort of growth, no doubt. But the market is even more excited about it, with the price apparently bound for the moon, up 917% in one of earth's orbits. We're always cautious when the share price is up so much, but there's certainly enough revenue growth to justify taking a closer look at Vertex Energy.
The image below shows how earnings and revenue have tracked over time (if you click on the image you can see greater detail).
It's probably worth noting that the CEO is paid less than the median at similar sized companies. But while CEO remuneration is always worth checking, the really important question is whether the company can grow earnings going forward. So we recommend checking out this free report showing consensus forecasts
A Different Perspective
It's nice to see that Vertex Energy shareholders have received a total shareholder return of 917% over the last year. That gain is better than the annual TSR over five years, which is 33%. Therefore it seems like sentiment around the company has been positive lately. In the best case scenario, this may hint at some real business momentum, implying that now could be a great time to delve deeper. 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. Case in point: We've spotted 2 warning signs for Vertex Energy you should be aware of.
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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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