Yahoo Finance Waterdrop (NYSE:WDH shareholders incur further losses as stock declines 18% this week, taking one-year losses to 87%
The art and science of stock market investing requires a tolerance for losing money on some of the shares you buy. But it would be foolish to simply accept every extremely large loss as an inevitable part of the game. It must have been painful to be a Waterdrop Inc. (NYSE:WDH) shareholder over the last year, since the stock price plummeted 87% in that time. A loss like this is a stark reminder that portfolio diversification is important. Waterdrop may have better days ahead, of course; we've only looked at a one year period. Shareholders have had an even rougher run lately, with the share price down 19% in the last 90 days. Of course, this share price action may well have been influenced by the 9.8% decline in the broader market, throughout the period. We really feel for shareholders in this scenario. It's a good reminder of the importance of diversification, and it's worth keeping in mind there's more to life than money, anyway.
Given the past week has been tough on shareholders, let's investigate the fundamentals and see what we can learn.
Check out our latest analysis for Waterdrop
Because Waterdrop 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. When a company doesn't make profits, we'd generally expect to see good revenue growth. That's because it's hard to be confident a company will be sustainable if revenue growth is negligible, and it never makes a profit.
In the last year Waterdrop saw its revenue grow by 5.9%. While that may seem decent it isn't great considering the company is still making a loss. Nonetheless, it's fair to say the 87% share price implosion is unexpected.. Clearly the market was expecting better, and this may blow out projections of profitability. But if it will make money, albeit later than previously believed, this could be an opportunity.
The company's revenue and earnings (over time) are depicted in the image below (click to see the exact numbers).
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A Different Perspective
We doubt Waterdrop shareholders are happy with the loss of 87% over twelve months. That falls short of the market, which lost 8.4%. There's no doubt that's a disappointment, but the stock may well have fared better in a stronger market. The share price decline has continued throughout the most recent three months, down 19%, 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. I find it very interesting to look at share price over the long term as a proxy for business performance. But to truly gain insight, we need to consider other information, too. Even so, be aware that Waterdrop is showing 2 warning signs in our investment analysis , you should know about...
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