Yahoo Finance The past year for Green Impact Partners (CVE:GIP) investors has not been profitable
Passive investing in an index fund is a good way to ensure your own returns roughly match the overall market. When you buy individual stocks, you can make higher profits, but you also face the risk of under-performance. For example, the Green Impact Partners Inc. (CVE:GIP) share price is down 25% in the last year. That's disappointing when you consider the market returned 7.8%. Green Impact Partners may have better days ahead, of course; we've only looked at a one year period. Furthermore, it's down 18% in about a quarter. That's not much fun for holders. We note that the company has reported results fairly recently; and the market is hardly delighted. You can check out the latest numbers in our company report.
It's worthwhile assessing if the company's economics have been moving in lockstep with these underwhelming shareholder returns, or if there is some disparity between the two. So let's do just that.
See our latest analysis for Green Impact Partners
Because Green Impact Partners made a loss in the last twelve months, we think the market is probably more focussed on revenue and revenue growth, at least for now. Generally speaking, companies without profits are expected to grow revenue every year, and at a good clip. That's because fast revenue growth can be easily extrapolated to forecast profits, often of considerable size.
In the last year Green Impact Partners saw its revenue grow by 18%. That's definitely a respectable growth rate. Meanwhile, the share price is down 25% over twelve months, which is disappointing given the progress made. This implies the market was expecting better growth. However, that's in the past now, and it's the future that matters most.
The image below shows how earnings and revenue have tracked over time (if you click on the image you can see greater detail).
We consider it positive that insiders have made significant purchases in the last year. Having said that, most people consider earnings and revenue growth trends to be a more meaningful guide to the business. So it makes a lot of sense to check out what analysts think Green Impact Partners will earn in the future (free profit forecasts).
A Different Perspective
While Green Impact Partners shareholders are down 25% for the year, the market itself is up 7.8%. However, keep in mind that even the best stocks will sometimes underperform the market over a twelve month period. The share price decline has continued throughout the most recent three months, down 18%, suggesting an absence of enthusiasm from investors. Given the relatively short history of this stock, we'd remain pretty wary until we see some strong business performance. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand Green Impact Partners better, we need to consider many other factors. For instance, we've identified 2 warning signs for Green Impact Partners that you should be aware of.
Green Impact Partners is not the only stock insiders are buying. So take a peek at this free list of growing companies with insider buying.
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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