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Crexendo, Inc. (NASDAQ:CXDO) shareholders might be concerned after seeing the share price drop 14% in the last month. But that doesn't undermine the fantastic longer term performance (measured over five years). To be precise, the stock price is 551% higher than it was five years ago, a wonderful performance by any measure. Arguably, the recent fall is to be expected after such a strong rise. The most important thing for savvy investors to consider is whether the underlying business can justify the share price gain.
We love happy stories like this one. The company should be really proud of that performance!
Check out our latest analysis for Crexendo
In his essay The Superinvestors of Graham-and-Doddsville Warren Buffett described how share prices do not always rationally reflect the value of a business. One flawed but reasonable way to assess how sentiment around a company has changed is to compare the earnings per share (EPS) with the share price.
During the last half decade, Crexendo became profitable. That kind of transition can be an inflection point that justifies a strong share price gain, just as we have seen here.
The image below shows how EPS has tracked over time (if you click on the image you can see greater detail).
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. Dive deeper into the earnings by checking this interactive graph of Crexendo's earnings, revenue and cash flow.
A Different Perspective
Crexendo shareholders are up 27% for the year. Unfortunately this falls short of the market return. If we look back over five years, the returns are even better, coming in at 45% per year for five years. It may well be that this is a business worth popping on the watching, given the continuing positive reception, over time, from the market. 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. To that end, you should learn about the 3 warning signs we've spotted with Crexendo (including 1 which is a bit concerning) .
We will like Crexendo better if we see some big insider buys. While we wait, check out this free list of growing companies with considerable, recent, insider buying.
Please note, the market returns quoted in this article reflect the market weighted average returns of stocks that currently trade on US exchanges.
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