It might be of some concern to shareholders to see the Arco Platform Limited (NASDAQ:ARCE) share price down 26% in the last month. But that doesn’t change the reality that over twelve months the stock has done really well. In that time we’ve seen the stock easily surpass the market return, with a gain of 39%.
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Given that Arco Platform didn’t make a profit in the last twelve months, we’ll focus on revenue growth to form a quick view of its business development. When a company doesn’t make profits, we’d generally expect to see good revenue growth. That’s because it’s hard to be confident a company will be sustainable if revenue growth is negligible, and it never makes a profit.
Over the last twelve months, Arco Platform’s revenue grew by 50%. That’s a head and shoulders above most loss-making companies. The solid 39% share price gain goes down pretty well, but it’s not necessarily as good as you might expect given the top notch revenue growth. So quite frankly it could be a good time to investigate Arco Platform in some detail. Human beings have trouble conceptualizing (and valuing) exponential growth. Is that what we’re seeing here?
The image below shows how earnings and revenue have tracked over time (if you click on the image you can see greater detail).
NasdaqGS:ARCE Income Statement, March 18th 2020
You can see how its balance sheet has strengthened (or weakened) over time in this free interactive graphic.
A Different Perspective
Arco Platform boasts a total shareholder return of 39% for the last year. Unfortunately the share price is down 8.2% over the last quarter. It may simply be that the share price got ahead of itself, although there may have been fundamental developments that are weighing on it. 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 Arco Platform you should know about.
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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