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The Seafarms Group (ASX:SFG) Share Price Has Gained 84% And Shareholders Are Hoping For More

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Seafarms Group Limited (ASX:SFG) shareholders have seen the share price descend 13% over the month. On the bright side the returns have been quite good over the last half decade. After all, the share price is up a market-beating 84% in that time.

Check out our latest analysis for Seafarms Group

Given that Seafarms Group didn't make a profit in the last twelve months, we'll focus on revenue growth to form a quick view of its business development. 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.

Over the last half decade Seafarms Group's revenue has actually been trending down at about 1.0% per year. Even though revenue hasn't increased, the stock actually gained 13%, per year, during the same period. It's probably worth checking other factors such as the profitability, to try to understand the share price action. It may not be reflecting the revenue.

The company's revenue and earnings (over time) are depicted in the image below (click to see the exact numbers).

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ASX:SFG Earnings and Revenue Growth October 16th 2020

You can see how its balance sheet has strengthened (or weakened) over time in this free interactive graphic.

A Different Perspective

We're pleased to report that Seafarms Group shareholders have received a total shareholder return of 21% over one year. That's better than the annualised return of 13% over half a decade, implying that the company is doing better recently. In the best case scenario, this may hint at some real business momentum, implying that now could be a great time to delve deeper. 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. Take risks, for example - Seafarms Group has 4 warning signs (and 2 which make us uncomfortable) we think you should know about.

We will like Seafarms Group better if we see some big insider buys. While we wait, check out this free list of growing companies with considerable, recent, insider buying.

Please note, the market returns quoted in this article reflect the market weighted average returns of stocks that currently trade on AU exchanges.

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