Yahoo Finance Did You Miss Trican Well Service's (TSE:TCW) Impressive 212% Share Price Gain?
The most you can lose on any stock (assuming you don't use leverage) is 100% of your money. On the other hand, if you find a high quality business to buy (at the right price) you can more than double your money! Take, for example Trican Well Service Ltd. (TSE:TCW). Its share price is already up an impressive 212% in the last twelve months. Also pleasing for shareholders was the 26% gain in the last three months. Unfortunately the longer term returns are not so good, with the stock falling 16% in the last three years.
Check out our latest analysis for Trican Well Service
Given that Trican Well Service 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. Generally speaking, companies without profits are expected to grow revenue every year, and at a good clip. Some companies are willing to postpone profitability to grow revenue faster, but in that case one does expect good top-line growth.
Trican Well Service actually shrunk its revenue over the last year, with a reduction of 40%. So we would not have expected the share price to rise 212%. It just goes to show the market doesn't always pay attention to the reported numbers. It's quite likely the revenue fall was already priced in, anyway.
The graphic below depicts how earnings and revenue have changed over time (unveil the exact values by clicking on the image).
Take a more thorough look at Trican Well Service's financial health with this free report on its balance sheet.
A Different Perspective
We're pleased to report that Trican Well Service shareholders have received a total shareholder return of 212% over one year. That's better than the annualised return of 1.3% over half a decade, implying that the company is doing better recently. Someone with an optimistic perspective could view the recent improvement in TSR as indicating that the business itself is getting better with time. While it is well worth considering the different impacts that market conditions can have on the share price, there are other factors that are even more important. For instance, we've identified 1 warning sign for Trican Well Service that you should be aware of.
But note: Trican Well Service may not be the best stock to buy. So take a peek at this free list of interesting companies with past earnings growth (and further growth forecast).
Please note, the market returns quoted in this article reflect the market weighted average returns of stocks that currently trade on CA exchanges.
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