If You Had Bought EnWave (CVE:ENW) Stock Five Years Ago, You Could Pocket A 80% Gain Today

Generally speaking the aim of active stock picking is to find companies that provide returns that are superior to the market average. Buying under-rated businesses is one path to excess returns. For example, the EnWave Corporation (CVE:ENW) share price is up 80% in the last 5 years, clearly besting the market return of around 39% (ignoring dividends). On the other hand, the more recent gains haven't been so impressive, with shareholders gaining just 12%.

Check out our latest analysis for EnWave

Given that EnWave 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. 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, EnWave can boast revenue growth at a rate of 31% per year. That's well above most pre-profit companies. It's good to see that the stock has 13%, but not entirely surprising given revenue shows strong growth. If you think there could be more growth to come, now might be the time to take a close look at EnWave. Of course, you'll have to research the business more fully to figure out if this is an attractive opportunity.

You can see how earnings and revenue have changed over time in the image below (click on the chart to see the exact values).

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A Different Perspective

We're pleased to report that EnWave shareholders have received a total shareholder return of 12% over one year. However, that falls short of the 13% TSR per annum it has made for shareholders, each year, over five years. 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. For instance, we've identified 2 warning signs for EnWave (1 can't be ignored) that you should be aware of.

If you would prefer to check out another company -- one with potentially superior financials -- then do not miss this free list of companies that have proven they can grow earnings.

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

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