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If You Had Bought Holding Varna (BUL:HVAR) Stock Five Years Ago, You Could Pocket A 66% Gain Today
Stock pickers are generally looking for stocks that will outperform the broader market. And in our experience, buying the right stocks can give your wealth a significant boost. For example, the Holding Varna PLC (BUL:HVAR) share price is up 66% in the last 5 years, clearly besting the market return of around 24% (ignoring dividends). However, more recent returns haven't been as impressive as that, with the stock returning just 3.7% in the last year.
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Because Holding Varna 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. Some companies are willing to postpone profitability to grow revenue faster, but in that case one does expect good top-line growth.
For the last half decade, Holding Varna can boast revenue growth at a rate of 6.6% per year. That's a fairly respectable growth rate. Revenue has been growing at a reasonable clip, so it's debatable whether the share price growth of 11% full reflects the underlying business growth. If revenue growth can maintain for long enough, it's likely profits will flow. There's no doubt that it can be difficult to value pre-profit companies.
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
Holding Varna shareholders are up 3.7% for the year. Unfortunately this falls short of the market return. It's probably a good sign that the company has an even better long term track record, having provided shareholders with an annual TSR of 11% over five years. It's quite possible the business continues to execute with prowess, even as the share price gains are slowing. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand Holding Varna better, we need to consider many other factors. To that end, you should be aware of the 1 warning sign we've spotted with Holding Varna .
We will like Holding Varna 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 BG exchanges.
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About BUL:HVAR
Holding Varna AD
Manages a portfolio of investments in commercial companies that provide Bulgarian and foreign consumers with products and services in the field of tourism, finance, design, media, and communications.
Proven track record low.