Royal Nickel Corporation (TSE:RNX) shareholders should be happy to see the share price up 12% in the last week. But that is minimal compensation for the share price under-performance over the last year. The cold reality is that the stock has dropped 32% in one year, under-performing the market.
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Given that Royal Nickel 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. As you can imagine, fast revenue growth, when maintained, often leads to fast profit growth.
Royal Nickel’s revenue didn’t grow at all in the last year. In fact, it fell 0.6%. That’s not what investors generally want to see. The stock price has languished lately, falling 32% in a year. What would you expect when revenue is falling, and it doesn’t make a profit? We think most holders must believe revenue growth will improve, or else costs will decline.
You can see below how earnings and revenue have changed over time (discover the exact values by clicking on the image).
TSX:RNX Income Statement April 3rd 2020
We consider it positive that insiders have made significant purchases in the last year. Even so, future earnings will be far more important to whether current shareholders make money. If you are thinking of buying or selling Royal Nickel stock, you should check out this free report showing analyst profit forecasts.
A Different Perspective
While the broader market lost about 22% in the twelve months, Royal Nickel shareholders did even worse, losing 32%. However, it could simply be that the share price has been impacted by broader market jitters. It might be worth keeping an eye on the fundamentals, in case there’s a good opportunity. Longer term investors wouldn’t be so upset, since they would have made 4.4%, each year, over five years. If the fundamental data continues to indicate long term sustainable growth, the current sell-off could be an opportunity worth considering. 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. Even so, be aware that Royal Nickel is showing 2 warning signs in our investment analysis , you should know about…
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