Yahoo Finance The 13% return this week takes Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International's (NASDAQ:KNSA) shareholders three-year gains to 60%
By buying an index fund, you can roughly match the market return with ease. But many of us dare to dream of bigger returns, and build a portfolio ourselves. Just take a look at Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc (NASDAQ:KNSA), which is up 60%, over three years, soundly beating the market return of 18% (not including dividends).
Since it's been a strong week for Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International shareholders, let's have a look at trend of the longer term fundamentals.
See our latest analysis for Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International
Given that Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International 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.
In the last 3 years Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International saw its revenue grow at 76% per year. That's much better than most loss-making companies. While the compound gain of 17% per year over three years is pretty good, you might argue it doesn't fully reflect the strong revenue growth. So now might be the perfect time to put Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International on your radar. A window of opportunity may reveal itself with time, if the business can trend to profitability.
You can see below how earnings and revenue have changed over time (discover the exact values by clicking on the image).
It is of course excellent to see how Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International has grown profits over the years, but the future is more important for shareholders. If you are thinking of buying or selling Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International stock, you should check out this FREE detailed report on its balance sheet.
A Different Perspective
It's good to see that Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International has rewarded shareholders with a total shareholder return of 55% in the last twelve months. That's better than the annualised return of 8% over half a decade, implying that the company is doing better recently. In the best case scenario, this may hint at some real business momentum, implying that now could be a great time to delve deeper. 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. Even so, be aware that Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International is showing 1 warning sign in our investment analysis , you should know about...
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Please note, the market returns quoted in this article reflect the market weighted average returns of stocks that currently trade on American exchanges.
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