Imagine Owning Next Games Oyj (HEL:NXTGMS) And Trying To Stomach The 76% Share Price Drop

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Next Games Oyj (HEL:NXTGMS) shareholders will doubtless be very grateful to see the share price up 32% in the last week. But that doesn't change the fact that the returns over the last year have been stomach churning. To wit, the stock has dropped 76% over the last year. Arguably, the recent bounce is to be expected after such a bad drop. Only time will tell if the company can sustain the turnaround.

See our latest analysis for Next Games Oyj

Next Games Oyj isn't a profitable company, so it is unlikely we'll see a strong correlation between its share price and its earnings per share (EPS). Arguably revenue is our next best option. Generally speaking, companies without profits are expected to grow revenue every year, and at a good clip. That's because fast revenue growth can be easily extrapolated to forecast profits, often of considerable size.

In the last twelve months, Next Games Oyj increased its revenue by 8.6%. That's not a very high growth rate considering it doesn't make profits. Even so you could argue that it's surprising that the share price has tanked 76%. We'd venture this growth was too low to give holders confidence that profitability is on the horizon. If and only if this company is still likely to succeed, just a little slower, this could be a good opportunity.

The chart below shows how revenue and earnings have changed with time, (if you click on the chart you can see the actual values).

This free interactive report on Next Games Oyj's balance sheet strength is a great place to start, if you want to investigate the stock further.

A Different Perspective

We doubt Next Games Oyj shareholders are happy with the loss of 76% over twelve months. That falls short of the market, which lost 0.3%. There's no doubt that's a disappointment, but the stock may well have fared better in a stronger market. It's great to see a nice little 9.4% rebound in the last three months. This could just be a bounce because the selling was too aggressive, but fingers crossed it's the start of a new trend. Shareholders might want to examine this detailed historical graph of past earnings, revenue and cash flow.

Of course Next Games Oyj may not be the best stock to buy. So you may wish to see this free collection of growth stocks.

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

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