Yahoo Finance Investors Who Bought E3 Metals (CVE:ETMC) Shares A Year Ago Are Now Up 36%
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Passive investing in index funds can generate returns that roughly match the overall market. But you can significantly boost your returns by picking above-average stocks. To wit, the E3 Metals Corp. (CVE:ETMC) share price is 36% higher than it was a year ago, much better than the market return of around -2.3% (not including dividends) in the same period. If it can keep that out-performance up over the long term, investors will do very well! We'll need to follow E3 Metals for a while to get a better sense of its share price trend, since it hasn't been listed for particularly long.
See our latest analysis for E3 Metals
E3 Metals hasn't yet reported any revenue yet, so it's as much a business idea as an actual business. 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 E3 Metals 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. 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 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).
E3 Metals had cash in excess of all liabilities of just CA$87k when it last reported (March 2019). So if it hasn't remedied the situation already, it will almost certainly have to raise more capital soon. It's a testament to the popularity of the business plan that the share price gained 36% in the last year, despite the weak balance sheet. You can see in the image below, how E3 Metals's cash levels have changed over time (click to see the values). The image below shows how E3 Metals's balance sheet has changed over time; if you want to see the precise values, simply click on the image.
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, many of the best investors like to check if insiders have been buying shares. It's usually a positive if they have, as it may indicate they see value in the stock. You can click here to see if there are insiders buying.
A Different Perspective
E3 Metals shareholders should be happy with the total gain of 36% over the last twelve months. And the share price momentum remains respectable, with a gain of 10% in the last three months. This suggests the company is continuing to win over new investors. Before spending more time on E3 Metals it might be wise to click here to see if insiders have been buying or selling shares.
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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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