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Passive investing in index funds can generate returns that roughly match the overall market. But if you pick the right individual stocks, you could make more than that. For example, the Bear Creek Mining Corporation (CVE:BCM) share price is up 91% in the last 1 year, clearly besting the market return of around 23% (not including dividends). So that should have shareholders smiling. Zooming out, the stock is actually down 64% in the last three years.
On the back of a solid 7-day performance, let's check what role the company's fundamentals have played in driving long term shareholder returns.
Check out our latest analysis for Bear Creek Mining
Bear Creek Mining wasn't profitable in the last twelve months, it is unlikely we'll see a strong correlation between its share price and its earnings per share (EPS). Arguably revenue is our next best option. Shareholders of unprofitable companies usually desire strong revenue growth. That's because fast revenue growth can be easily extrapolated to forecast profits, often of considerable size.
In the last year Bear Creek Mining saw its revenue shrink by 0.5%. Despite the lack of revenue growth, the stock has returned a solid 91% the last twelve months. To us that means that there isn't a lot of correlation between the past revenue performance and the share price, but a closer look at analyst forecasts and the bottom line may well explain a lot.
The image below shows how earnings and revenue have tracked over time (if you click on the image you can see greater detail).
We like that insiders have been buying shares in the last twelve months. Even so, future earnings will be far more important to whether current shareholders make money. You can see what analysts are predicting for Bear Creek Mining in this interactive graph of future profit estimates.
A Different Perspective
It's good to see that Bear Creek Mining has rewarded shareholders with a total shareholder return of 91% in the last twelve months. That certainly beats the loss of about 12% per year over the last half decade. This makes us a little wary, but the business might have turned around its fortunes. 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. Take risks, for example - Bear Creek Mining has 4 warning signs (and 1 which can't be ignored) we think you should know about.
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