Yahoo Finance Update: Le Château (CVE:CTU) Stock Gained 13% In The Last Year
We believe investing is smart because history shows that stock markets go higher in the long term. But if you choose that path, you're going to buy some stocks that fall short of the market. Unfortunately for shareholders, while the Le Château Inc. (CVE:CTU) share price is up 13% in the last year, that falls short of the market return. Le Château hasn't been listed for long, so it's still not clear if it is a long term winner.
Check out our latest analysis for Le Château
Le Château isn't currently profitable, so most analysts would look to revenue growth to get an idea of how fast the underlying business is growing. When a company doesn't make profits, we'd generally expect to see good revenue growth. As you can imagine, fast revenue growth, when maintained, often leads to fast profit growth.
In the last year Le Château saw its revenue shrink by 8.5%. Given the revenue reduction the modest 13% share price rise over the year seems pretty decent. We'd want to see progress to profitability before getting too interested in this stock.
You can see below how earnings and revenue have changed over time (discover the exact values by clicking on the image).
Take a more thorough look at Le Château's financial health with this free report on its balance sheet.
A Different Perspective
Le Château shareholders have gained 13% for the year. The bad news is that's no better than the average market return, which was roughly 22%. You might want to assess this data-rich visualization of its earnings, revenue and cash flow.
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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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