Yahoo Finance Investors Who Bought Bioasis Technologies (CVE:BTI) Shares Three Years Ago Are Now Down 83%
Every investor on earth makes bad calls sometimes. But really bad investments should be rare. So consider, for a moment, the misfortune of Bioasis Technologies Inc. (CVE:BTI) investors who have held the stock for three years as it declined a whopping 83%. That'd be enough to cause even the strongest minds some disquiet. And the ride hasn't got any smoother in recent times over the last year, with the price 47% lower in that time. The falls have accelerated recently, with the share price down 26% in the last three months.
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 Bioasis Technologies
Bioasis Technologies recorded just CA$1,759,285 in revenue over the last twelve months, which isn't really enough for us to consider it to have a proven product. We can't help wondering why it's publicly listed so early in its journey. Are venture capitalists not interested? 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, they may be hoping that Bioasis Technologies comes up with a great new product, before it runs out of money.
Companies that lack both meaningful revenue and profits are usually considered 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). Bioasis Technologies has already given some investors a taste of the bitter losses that high risk investing can cause.
Bioasis Technologies had liabilities exceeding cash by CA$2.1m when it last reported in August 2019, according to our data. That makes it extremely high risk, in our view. But since the share price has dived -44% per year, over 3 years , it looks like some investors think it's time to abandon ship, so to speak. The image below shows how Bioasis Technologies's balance sheet has changed over time; if you want to see the precise values, simply click on the image. You can click on the image below to see (in greater detail) how Bioasis Technologies's cash levels have changed over time.
Of course, the truth is that it is hard to value companies without much revenue or profit. What if insiders are ditching the stock hand over fist? 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 22% in the last year, Bioasis Technologies shareholders lost 47%. However, keep in mind that even the best stocks will sometimes underperform the market over a twelve month period. Unfortunately, last year's performance may indicate unresolved challenges, given that it was worse than the annualised loss of 29% over the last half decade. Generally speaking long term share price weakness can be a bad sign, though contrarian investors might want to research the stock in hope of a turnaround. Before spending more time on Bioasis Technologies it might be wise to click here to see if insiders have been buying or selling shares.
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