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Investing in stocks inevitably means buying into some companies that perform poorly. But the long term shareholders of Champions Oncology, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSBR) have had an unfortunate run in the last three years. Unfortunately, they have held through a 61% decline in the share price in that time. And the ride hasn't got any smoother in recent times over the last year, with the price 30% lower in that time. Unfortunately the share price momentum is still quite negative, with prices down 16% in thirty days.
So let's have a look and see if the longer term performance of the company has been in line with the underlying business' progress.
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Given that Champions Oncology 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 hope 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 three years, Champions Oncology grew revenue at 4.2% per year. That's not a very high growth rate considering it doesn't make profits. This uninspiring revenue growth has no doubt helped send the share price lower; it dropped 17% during the period. When a stock falls hard like this, some investors like to add the company to a watchlist (in case the business recovers, longer term). After all, growing a business isn't easy, and the process will not always be smooth.
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. Having said that, most people consider earnings and revenue growth trends to be a more meaningful guide to the business. This free report showing analyst forecasts should help you form a view on Champions Oncology
A Different Perspective
While the broader market gained around 33% in the last year, Champions Oncology shareholders lost 30%. However, keep in mind that even the best stocks will sometimes underperform the market over a twelve month period. Unfortunately, last year's performance may indicate unresolved challenges, given that it was worse than the annualised loss of 5% over the last half decade. Generally speaking long term share price weakness can be a bad sign, though contrarian investors might want to research the stock in hope of a turnaround. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand Champions Oncology better, we need to consider many other factors. Case in point: We've spotted 3 warning signs for Champions Oncology you should be aware of.