If You Had Bought Largo Resources (TSE:LGO) Shares Five Years Ago You'd Have Earned 393% Returns

Long term investing can be life changing when you buy and hold the truly great businesses. And highest quality companies can see their share prices grow by huge amounts. To wit, the Largo Resources Ltd. (TSE:LGO) share price has soared 393% over five years. This just goes to show the value creation that some businesses can achieve. On top of that, the share price is up 38% in about a quarter.

Check out our latest analysis for Largo Resources

Given that Largo Resources 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.

For the last half decade, Largo Resources can boast revenue growth at a rate of 26% per year. Even measured against other revenue-focussed companies, that's a good result. Arguably, this is well and truly reflected in the strong share price gain of 38%(per year) over the same period. It's never too late to start following a top notch stock like Largo Resources, since some long term winners go on winning for decades. On the face of it, this looks lke a good opportunity, although we note sentiment seems very positive already.

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

We consider it positive that insiders have made significant purchases in the last year. Having said that, most people consider earnings and revenue growth trends to be a more meaningful guide to the business. You can see what analysts are predicting for Largo Resources in this interactive graph of future profit estimates.

A Different Perspective

It's nice to see that Largo Resources shareholders have received a total shareholder return of 35% over the last year. However, that falls short of the 38% 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 Largo Resources that you should be aware of.

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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 CA exchanges.

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