Thruvision Group (LON:THRU) Shareholders Have Enjoyed A 69% Share Price Gain

By buying an index fund, you can roughly match the market return with ease. But if you pick the right individual stocks, you could make more than that. For example, the Thruvision Group plc (LON:THRU) share price is up 69% in the last three years, clearly besting the market decline of around 12% (not including dividends).

View our latest analysis for Thruvision Group

Thruvision Group wasn't profitable in the last twelve months, 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. Some companies are willing to postpone profitability to grow revenue faster, but in that case one does expect good top-line growth.

Over the last three years Thruvision Group has grown its revenue at 37% annually. That's much better than most loss-making companies. While the compound gain of 19% per year over three years is pretty good, you might argue it doesn't fully reflect the strong revenue growth. So now might be the perfect time to put Thruvision Group on your radar. If the company is trending towards profitability then it could be very interesting.

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

Take a more thorough look at Thruvision Group's financial health with this free report on its balance sheet.

A Different Perspective

While it's never nice to take a loss, Thruvision Group shareholders can take comfort that their trailing twelve month loss of 3.7% wasn't as bad as the market loss of around 7.5%. Of far more concern is the 9% p.a. loss served to shareholders over the last five years. While the losses are slowing we doubt many shareholders are happy with the stock. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand Thruvision Group better, we need to consider many other factors. Consider risks, for instance. Every company has them, and we've spotted 2 warning signs for Thruvision Group you should know about.

But note: Thruvision Group may not be the best stock to buy. So take a peek at this free list of interesting companies with past earnings growth (and further growth forecast).

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

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