Easy Come, Easy Go: How Netcoins Holdings (CNSX:NETC) Shareholders Got Unlucky And Saw 77% Of Their Cash Evaporate

The art and science of stock market investing requires a tolerance for losing money on some of the shares you buy. But it should be a priority to avoid stomach churning catastrophes, wherever possible. So we hope that those who held Netcoins Holdings Inc. (CNSX:NETC) during the last year don't lose the lesson, in addition to the 77% hit to the value of their shares. That'd be enough to make even the strongest stomachs churn. Netcoins Holdings may have better days ahead, of course; we've only looked at a one year period. Shareholders have had an even rougher run lately, with the share price down 45% in the last 90 days.

Check out our latest analysis for Netcoins Holdings

Because Netcoins Holdings is loss-making, 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. That's because it's hard to be confident a company will be sustainable if revenue growth is negligible, and it never makes a profit.

Netcoins Holdings grew its revenue by 291% over the last year. That's a strong result which is better than most other loss making companies. So the hefty 77% share price crash makes us think the company has somehow offended market participants. Something weird is definitely impacting the stock price; we'd venture the company has destroyed value somehow. What is clear is that the market is not judging the company on its revenue growth right now. Of course, investors do over-react when they are stressed out, so the sell-off could be unjustifiably severe.

You can see how its balance sheet has strengthened (or weakened) over time in this free interactive graphic.

A Different Perspective

Given that the market gained 0.6% in the last year, Netcoins Holdings shareholders might be miffed that they lost 77%. However, keep in mind that even the best stocks will sometimes underperform the market over a twelve month period. With the stock down 45% over the last three months, the market doesn't seem to believe that the company has solved all its problems. Basically, most investors should be wary of buying into a poor-performing stock, unless the business itself has clearly improved. If you would like to research Netcoins Holdings in more detail then you might want to take a look at whether insiders have been buying or selling shares in the company.

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.

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