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While it may not be enough for some shareholders, we think it is good to see the Aedas Homes, S.A. (BME:AEDAS) share price up 12% in a single quarter. But that doesn't change the reality of under-performance over the last twelve months. After all, the share price is down 11% in the last year, significantly under-performing the market.
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Given that Aedas Homes 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. Shareholders of unprofitable companies usually expect strong revenue growth. Some companies are willing to postpone profitability to grow revenue faster, but in that case one does expect good top-line growth.
Aedas Homes grew its revenue by 66% over the last year. That's well above most other pre-profit companies. Given the revenue growth, the share price drop of 11% seems quite harsh. Our sympathies to shareholders who are now underwater. On the bright side, if this company is moving profits in the right direction, top-line growth like that could be an opportunity. Our monkey brains haven't evolved to think exponentially, so humans do tend to underestimate companies that have exponential growth.
You can see below how earnings and revenue have changed over time (discover the exact values by clicking on the image).
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. You can see what analysts are predicting for Aedas Homes in this interactive graph of future profit estimates.
A Different Perspective
We doubt Aedas Homes shareholders are happy with the loss of 11% over twelve months. That falls short of the market, which lost 0.5%. That's disappointing, but it's worth keeping in mind that the market-wide selling wouldn't have helped. Putting aside the last twelve months, it's good to see the share price has rebounded by 12%, in the last ninety days. This could just be a bounce because the selling was too aggressive, but fingers crossed it's the start of a new trend. Investors who like to make money usually check up on insider purchases, such as the price paid, and total amount bought. You can find out about the insider purchases of Aedas Homes by clicking this link.
There are plenty of other companies that have insiders buying up shares. You probably do not want to miss this free list of growing companies that insiders are buying.