Yahoo Finance Such Is Life: How Edison Cobalt (CVE:EDDY) Shareholders Saw Their Shares Drop 69%
Edison Cobalt Corp. (CVE:EDDY) shareholders should be happy to see the share price up 22% in the last month. But that's small comfort given the dismal price performance over the last year. During that time the share price has sank like a stone, descending 69%. The share price recovery is not so impressive when you consider the fall. Arguably, the fall was overdone.
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With zero revenue generated over twelve months, we don't think that Edison Cobalt has proved its business plan yet. We can't help wondering why it's publicly listed so early in its journey. Are venture capitalists not interested? So it seems shareholders are too busy dreaming about the progress to come than dwelling on the current (lack of) revenue. It seems likely some shareholders believe that Edison Cobalt 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 almost always a chance they will need to raise more capital, and their progress - and share price - will dictate how dilutive that is to current holders. While some companies like this go on to deliver on their plan, making good money for shareholders, many end in painful losses and eventual de-listing. Edison Cobalt has already given some investors a taste of the bitter losses that high risk investing can cause.
Edison Cobalt had cash in excess of all liabilities of just CA$904k when it last reported (December 2018). So if it hasn't remedied the situation already, it will almost certainly have to raise more capital soon. With that in mind, you can understand why the share price dropped 69% in the last year. You can click on the image below to see (in greater detail) how Edison Cobalt'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. Would it bother you if insiders were selling the stock? I would feel more nervous about the company if that were so. It costs nothing but a moment of your time to see if we are picking up on any insider selling.
A Different Perspective
Edison Cobalt shareholders are down 69% for the year, but the market itself is up 1.6%. Even the share prices of good stocks drop sometimes, but we want to see improvements in the fundamental metrics of a business, before getting too interested. Regrettably, last year's performance caps off a bad run, with the shareholders facing a total loss of 11% per year over five years. 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. Shareholders might want to examine this detailed historical graph of past earnings, revenue and cash flow.
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