Yahoo Finance The Entrée Resources (TSE:ETG) Share Price Is Down 38% So Some Shareholders Are Getting Worried
Passive investing in an index fund is a good way to ensure your own returns roughly match the overall market. But if you buy individual stocks, you can do both better or worse than that. That downside risk was realized by Entrée Resources Ltd. (TSE:ETG) shareholders over the last year, as the share price declined 38%. That contrasts poorly with the market return of 1.7%. However, the longer term returns haven't been so bad, with the stock down 13% in the last three years. Shareholders have had an even rougher run lately, with the share price down 23% in the last 90 days.
See our latest analysis for Entrée Resources
Entrée Resources didn't have any revenue in the last year, so it's fair to say it doesn't yet have a proven product (or at least not one people are paying for). We can't help wondering why it's publicly listed so early in its journey. Are venture capitalists not interested? So it seems that the investors focused more on what could be, than paying attention to the current revenues (or lack thereof). It seems likely some shareholders believe that Entrée Resources will find or develop a valuable new mine before too long.
Companies that lack both meaningful revenue and profits are usually considered high risk. There is almost always a chance they will need to raise more capital, and their progress - and share price - will dictate how dilutive that is to current holders. 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).
Entrée Resources had liabilities exceeding cash by US$42,518,000 when it last reported in March 2019, according to our data. That puts it in the highest risk category, according to our analysis. But since the share price has dived -38% in the last year, it looks like some investors think it's time to abandon ship, so to speak. You can see in the image below, how Entrée Resources's cash levels have changed over time (click to see the values). You can click on the image below to see (in greater detail) how Entrée Resources's cash levels have changed over time.
It can be extremely risky to invest in a company that doesn't even have revenue. There's no way to know its value easily. Given that situation, would you be concerned if it turned out insiders were relentlessly selling 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
Investors in Entrée Resources had a tough year, with a total loss of 38%, against a market gain of about 1.7%. 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. Longer term investors wouldn't be so upset, since they would have made 2.1%, each year, over five years. It could be that the recent sell-off is an opportunity, so it may be worth checking the fundamental data for signs of a long term growth trend. Before spending more time on Entrée Resources it might be wise to click here to see if insiders have been buying or selling shares.
We will like Entrée Resources better if we see some big insider buys. While we wait, check out this free list of growing companies with considerable, recent, insider buying.
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