Investors Who Bought Hazer Group (ASX:HZR) Shares A Year Ago Are Now Up 374%

Active investing isn't easy, but for those that do it, the aim is to find the best companies to buy, and to profit handsomely. While not every stock performs well, when investors win, they can win big. In the case of Hazer Group Limited (ASX:HZR), the share price is up an incredible 374% in the last year alone. It's also good to see the share price up 93% over the last quarter. The company reported its financial results recently; you can catch up on the latest numbers by reading our company report. It is also impressive that the stock is up 246% over three years, adding to the sense that it is a real winner.

Check out our latest analysis for Hazer Group

Because Hazer Group 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. Some companies are willing to postpone profitability to grow revenue faster, but in that case one does expect good top-line growth.

In the last year Hazer Group saw its revenue grow by 40%. That's a fairly respectable growth rate. Arguably it's more than reflected in the truly wondrous share price gain of 374% in the last year. We're always cautious when the share price is up so much, but there's certainly enough revenue growth to justify taking a closer look at Hazer Group.

The image below shows how earnings and revenue have tracked over time (if you click on the image you can see greater detail).

If you are thinking of buying or selling Hazer Group stock, you should check out this FREE detailed report on its balance sheet.

A Different Perspective

It's nice to see that Hazer Group shareholders have received a total shareholder return of 374% over the last year. Since the one-year TSR is better than the five-year TSR (the latter coming in at 29% per year), it would seem that the stock's performance has improved in recent times. In the best case scenario, this may hint at some real business momentum, implying that now could be a great time to delve deeper. While it is well worth considering the different impacts that market conditions can have on the share price, there are other factors that are even more important. Like risks, for instance. Every company has them, and we've spotted 5 warning signs for Hazer Group (of which 1 doesn't sit too well with us!) you should know about.

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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 AU exchanges.

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