Yahoo Finance Some BlockchainK2 (CVE:BITK) Shareholders Have Taken A Painful 92% Share Price Drop
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Long term investing is the way to go, but that doesn't mean you should hold every stock forever. It hits us in the gut when we see fellow investors suffer a loss. Anyone who held BlockchainK2 Corp. (CVE:BITK) for five years would be nursing their metaphorical wounds since the share price dropped 92% in that time. And it's not just long term holders hurting, because the stock is down 67% in the last year. Furthermore, it's down 27% in about a quarter. That's not much fun for holders. This could be related to the recent financial results - you can catch up on the most recent data by reading our company report.
While a drop like that is definitely a body blow, money isn't as important as health and happiness.
Check out our latest analysis for BlockchainK2
BlockchainK2 hasn't yet reported any revenue yet, so it's as much a business idea as an actual business. This state of affairs suggests that venture capitalists won't provide funds on attractive terms. As a result, we think it's unlikely shareholders are paying much attention to current revenue, but rather speculating on growth in the years to come. Investors will be hoping that BlockchainK2 can make progress and gain better traction for the business, before it runs low on cash.
We think companies that have neither significant revenues nor profits are pretty high risk. There is usually a significant chance that they will need more money for business development, putting them at the mercy of capital markets. So the share price itself impacts the value of the shares (as it determines the cost of capital). While some such companies do very well over the long term, others become hyped up by promoters before eventually falling back down to earth, and going bankrupt (or being recapitalized). BlockchainK2 has already given some investors a taste of the bitter losses that high risk investing can cause.
BlockchainK2 had cash in excess of all liabilities of CA$3.0m when it last reported (March 2019). That's not too bad but management may have to think about raising capital or taking on debt, unless the company is close to breaking even. We'd venture that shareholders are concerned about the need for more capital, because the share price has dropped 40% per year, over 5 years. You can click on the image below to see (in greater detail) how BlockchainK2's cash levels have changed over time.
In reality it's hard to have much certainty when valuing a business that has neither revenue or profit. Would it bother you if insiders were selling the stock? I would feel more nervous about the company if that were so. You can click here to see if there are insiders selling.
A Different Perspective
While the broader market gained around 1.4% in the last year, BlockchainK2 shareholders lost 67%. Even the share prices of good stocks drop sometimes, but we want to see improvements in the fundamental metrics of a business, before getting too interested. Unfortunately, last year's performance may indicate unresolved challenges, given that it was worse than the annualised loss of 40% over the last half decade. We realise that Buffett has said investors should 'buy when there is blood on the streets', but we caution that investors should first be sure they are buying a high quality businesses. Before spending more time on BlockchainK2 it might be wise to click here to see if insiders have been buying or selling shares.
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