ERYTECH Pharma's (EPA:ERYP) Stock Price Has Reduced 60% In The Past Five Years

ERYTECH Pharma S.A. (EPA:ERYP) shareholders will doubtless be very grateful to see the share price up 98% in the last quarter. But that is little comfort to those holding over the last half decade, sitting on a big loss. Indeed, the share price is down 60% in the period. So we're hesitant to put much weight behind the short term increase. We'd err towards caution given the long term under-performance.

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Because ERYTECH Pharma 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. Shareholders of unprofitable companies usually expect strong revenue growth. As you can imagine, fast revenue growth, when maintained, often leads to fast profit growth.

In the last half decade, ERYTECH Pharma saw its revenue increase by 9.1% per year. That's a pretty good rate for a long time period. The share price return isn't so respectable with an annual loss of 10% over the period. That suggests the market is disappointed with the current growth rate. That could lead to an opportunity if the company is going to become profitable sooner rather than later.

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

It's good to see that ERYTECH Pharma has rewarded shareholders with a total shareholder return of 40% in the last twelve months. There's no doubt those recent returns are much better than the TSR loss of 10% per year over five years. This makes us a little wary, but the business might have turned around its fortunes. While it is well worth considering the different impacts that market conditions can have on the share price, there are other factors that are even more important. Consider for instance, the ever-present spectre of investment risk. We've identified 4 warning signs with ERYTECH Pharma , and understanding them should be part of your investment process.

We will like ERYTECH Pharma 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 FR exchanges.

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