Investors ignore increasing losses at Life360 (ASX:360) as stock jumps 4.4% this past week

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Simply Wall St
Published
September 06, 2021
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Unfortunately, investing is risky - companies can and do go bankrupt. But if you pick the right stock, you can make a lot more than 100%. For example, the Life360, Inc. (ASX:360) share price has soared 120% in the last 1 year. Most would be very happy with that, especially in just one year! On top of that, the share price is up 57% in about a quarter. This could be related to the recent financial results, released recently - you can catch up on the most recent data by reading our company report. Note that businesses generally develop over the long term, so the returns over the last year might not reflect a long term trend.

Since the stock has added US$83m to its market cap in the past week alone, let's see if underlying performance has been driving long-term returns.

View our latest analysis for Life360

Given that Life360 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. Shareholders of unprofitable companies usually expect strong revenue growth. That's because fast revenue growth can be easily extrapolated to forecast profits, often of considerable size.

Over the last twelve months, Life360's revenue grew by 26%. We respect that sort of growth, no doubt. While that revenue growth is pretty good the share price performance outshone it, with a lift of 120% as mentioned above. If the profitability is on the horizon then now could be a very exciting time to be a shareholder. But investors need to be wary of how the 'fear of missing out' could influence them to buy without doing thorough research.

The graphic below depicts how earnings and revenue have changed over time (unveil the exact values by clicking on the image).

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ASX:360 Earnings and Revenue Growth September 6th 2021

We consider it positive that insiders have made significant purchases in the last year. Even so, future earnings will be far more important to whether current shareholders make money. If you are thinking of buying or selling Life360 stock, you should check out this free report showing analyst profit forecasts.

A Different Perspective

It's nice to see that Life360 shareholders have gained 120% over the last year. A substantial portion of that gain has come in the last three months, with the stock up 57% in that time. Demand for the stock from multiple parties is pushing the price higher; it could be that word is getting out about its virtues as a business. 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. For example, we've discovered 3 warning signs for Life360 that you should be aware of before investing here.

Life360 is not the only stock that insiders are buying. For those who like to find winning investments this free list of growing companies with recent insider purchasing, could be just the ticket.

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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