Yahoo Finance Introducing Sixty North Gold Mining (CNSX:SXTY), The Stock That Slid 60% In The Last Year
It's nice to see the Sixty North Gold Mining Ltd. (CNSX:SXTY) share price up 20% in a week. But that's small comfort given the dismal price performance over the last year. Like an arid lake in a warming world, shareholder value has evaporated, with the share price down 60% in that time. So the bounce should be viewed in that context. You could argue that the sell-off was too severe.
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Check out our latest analysis for Sixty North Gold Mining
With zero revenue generated over twelve months, we don't think that Sixty North Gold Mining has proved its business plan yet. 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. It seems likely some shareholders believe that Sixty North Gold Mining will find or develop a valuable new mine before too long.
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 go on to make revenue, profits, and generate value, others get hyped up by hopeful naifs before eventually going bankrupt. It certainly is a dangerous place to invest, as Sixty North Gold Mining investors might realise.
Sixty North Gold Mining had cash in excess of all liabilities of just CA$129k when it last reported (January 2019). So if it has not already moved to replenish reserves, we think the near-term chances of a capital raising event are pretty high. That probably explains why the share price is down 60% in the last year. You can see in the image below, how Sixty North Gold Mining's cash levels have changed over time (click to see the values).
Of course, the truth is that it is hard to value companies without much revenue or profit. Given that situation, would you be concerned if it turned out insiders were relentlessly selling stock? It would bother me, that's for sure. It costs nothing but a moment of your time to see if we are picking up on any insider selling.
A Different Perspective
Given that the market gained 1.0% in the last year, Sixty North Gold Mining shareholders might be miffed that they lost 60%. While the aim is to do better than that, it's worth recalling that even great long-term investments sometimes underperform for a year or more. With the stock down 14% over the last three months, the market doesn't seem to believe that the company has solved all its problems. Basically, most investors should be wary of buying into a poor-performing stock, unless the business itself has clearly improved. If you want to research this stock further, the data on insider buying is an obvious place to start. You can click here to see who has been buying shares - and the price they paid.
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