Enersense International Oyj (HEL:ESENSE) shareholders should be happy to see the share price up 11% in the last quarter. But that doesn’t change the reality of under-performance over the last twelve months. After all, the share price is down 33% in the last year, significantly under-performing the market.
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Given that Enersense International Oyj 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. Generally speaking, companies without profits are expected to grow revenue every year, and at a good clip. That’s because fast revenue growth can be easily extrapolated to forecast profits, often of considerable size.
Enersense International Oyj’s revenue didn’t grow at all in the last year. In fact, it fell 8.6%. That’s not what investors generally want to see. Shareholders have seen the share price drop 33% in that time. What would you expect when revenue is falling, and it doesn’t make a profit? It’s hard to escape the conclusion that buyers must envision either growth down the track, cost cutting, or both.
You can see how earnings and revenue have changed over time in the image below (click on the chart to see the exact values).

HLSE:ESENSE Income Statement, March 16th 2020
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A Different Perspective
Enersense International Oyj shareholders are down 33% for the year, even worse than the market loss of 21%. There’s no doubt that’s a disappointment, but the stock may well have fared better in a stronger market. Putting aside the last twelve months, it’s good to see the share price has rebounded by 11%, in the last ninety days. Let’s just hope this isn’t the widely-feared ‘dead cat bounce’ (which would indicate further declines to come). It’s always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand Enersense International Oyj better, we need to consider many other factors. For instance, we’ve identified 4 warning signs for Enersense International Oyj (2 are potentially serious) that you should be aware of.
But note: Enersense International Oyj 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).
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