Yahoo Finance If You Had Bought Typhoon Exploration (CVE:TYP) Stock Five Years Ago, You'd Be Sitting On A 77% Loss, Today
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We're definitely into long term investing, but some companies are simply bad investments over any time frame. We really hate to see fellow investors lose their hard-earned money. Imagine if you held Typhoon Exploration Inc. (CVE:TYP) for half a decade as the share price tanked 77%. And some of the more recent buyers are probably worried, too, with the stock falling 54% in the last year. The last week also saw the share price slip down another 25%.
Check out our latest analysis for Typhoon Exploration
Typhoon Exploration 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). You have to wonder why venture capitalists aren't funding it. 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. For example, investors may be hoping that Typhoon Exploration finds some valuable resources, before it runs out of money.
As a general rule, if a company doesn't have much revenue, and it loses money, then it is a high risk investment. You should be aware that there is always a chance that this sort of company will need to issue more shares to raise money to continue pursuing its business plan. While some such companies go on to make revenue, profits, and generate value, others get hyped up by hopeful naifs before eventually going bankrupt. Typhoon Exploration has already given some investors a taste of the bitter losses that high risk investing can cause.
Our data indicates that Typhoon Exploration had CA$919,006 more in total liabilities than it had cash, when it last reported in November 2018. That makes it extremely high risk, in our view. But since the share price has dived -25% per year, over 5 years, it looks like some investors think it's time to abandon ship, so to speak. You can click on the image below to see (in greater detail) how Typhoon Exploration'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'd like that just about as much as I like to drink milk and fruit juice mixed together. It costs nothing but a moment of your time to see if we are picking up on any insider selling.
A Different Perspective
While the broader market gained around 2.5% in the last year, Typhoon Exploration shareholders lost 54%. However, keep in mind that even the best stocks will sometimes underperform the market over a twelve month period. Regrettably, last year's performance caps off a bad run, with the shareholders facing a total loss of 25% per year over five years. 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. 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.
We will like Typhoon Exploration better if we see some big insider buys. While we wait, check out this free list of growing companies with considerable, recent, insider buying.
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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