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While it may not be enough for some shareholders, we think it is good to see the M&L Holdings Group Limited (HKG:8152) share price up 10% in a single quarter. But in truth the last year hasn't been good for the share price. After all, the share price is down 34% in the last year, significantly under-performing the market.
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Because M&L Holdings Group made a loss in the last twelve months, we think the market is probably more focussed on revenue and revenue growth, at least for now. Shareholders of unprofitable companies usually expect strong revenue growth. As you can imagine, fast revenue growth, when maintained, often leads to fast profit growth.
M&L Holdings Group grew its revenue by 7.7% over the last year. That's not a very high growth rate considering it doesn't make profits. Given this fairly low revenue growth (and lack of profits), it's not particularly surprising to see the stock down 34% in a year. In a hot market it's easy to forget growth is the life-blood of a loss making company. But if you buy a loss making company then you could become a loss making investor.
You can see how earnings and revenue have changed over time in the image below (click on the chart to see the exact values).
We're pleased to report that the CEO is remunerated more modestly than most CEOs at similarly capitalized companies. It's always worth keeping an eye on CEO pay, but a more important question is whether the company will grow earnings throughout the years. This free interactive report on M&L Holdings Group's earnings, revenue and cash flow is a great place to start, if you want to investigate the stock further.
A Different Perspective
Given that the market gained 9.4% in the last year, M&L Holdings Group shareholders might be miffed that they lost 34%. While the aim is to do better than that, it's worth recalling that even great long-term investments sometimes underperform for a year or more. Putting aside the last twelve months, it's good to see the share price has rebounded by 10%, 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 M&L Holdings Group better, we need to consider many other factors. Consider risks, for instance. Every company has them, and we've spotted 2 warning signs for M&L Holdings Group you should know about.