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Bristow Group Inc. (NYSE:VTOL) shareholders should be happy to see the share price up 20% in the last quarter. It's not great that the stock is down over the last year. But it did better than its market, which fell 17%.
With that in mind, it's worth seeing if the company's underlying fundamentals have been the driver of long term performance, or if there are some discrepancies.
See our latest analysis for Bristow Group
Given that Bristow Group only made minimal earnings in the last twelve months, we'll focus on revenue to gauge its business development. Generally speaking, we'd consider a stock like this alongside loss-making companies, simply because the quantum of the profit is so low. For shareholders to have confidence a company will grow profits significantly, it must grow revenue.
Bristow Group's revenue didn't grow at all in the last year. In fact, it fell 1.8%. That's not what investors generally want to see. The stock is down just 15% over twelve months, which is not bad all things considered. So it seems that the market saw the weak revenue coming, and isn't worried. It seems some people think the business stock will become profitable - the question is when
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 know that Bristow Group has improved its bottom line over the last three years, but what does the future have in store? It might be well worthwhile taking a look at our free report on how its financial position has changed over time.
A Different Perspective
Bristow Group shareholders are down 15% over twelve months. That's reasonably close to the the market return of -17%. On the bright side, the stock has regained 20% in the last ninety days. The selling may have been overdone, so it may be worth taking a closer look at the data to assess its growth potential. Most investors take the time to check the data on insider transactions. You can click here to see if insiders have been buying or selling.
For those who like to find winning investments this free list of growing companies with recent insider purchasing, could be just the ticket.
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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