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Recent 12% pullback isn't enough to hurt long-term AVE (ATH:AVE) shareholders, they're still up 509% over 5 years
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- May 10, 2022
AVE S.A. (ATH:AVE) shareholders might be concerned after seeing the share price drop 17% in the last quarter. But that doesn't change the fact that the returns over the last half decade have been spectacular. In fact, during that period, the share price climbed 509%. Impressive! Arguably, the recent fall is to be expected after such a strong rise. But the real question is whether the business fundamentals can improve over the long term. Anyone who held for that rewarding ride would probably be keen to talk about it.
Since the long term performance has been good but there's been a recent pullback of 12%, let's check if the fundamentals match the share price.
See our latest analysis for AVE
AVE 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. When a company doesn't make profits, we'd generally expect to see good revenue growth. That's because fast revenue growth can be easily extrapolated to forecast profits, often of considerable size.
In the last 5 years AVE saw its revenue grow at 35% per year. Even measured against other revenue-focussed companies, that's a good result. Fortunately, the market has not missed this, and has pushed the share price up by 44% per year in that time. It's never too late to start following a top notch stock like AVE, since some long term winners go on winning for decades. So we'd recommend you take a closer look at this one, but keep in mind the market seems optimistic.
You can see how earnings and revenue have changed over time in the image below (click on the chart to see the exact values).
This free interactive report on AVE's balance sheet strength is a great place to start, if you want to investigate the stock further.
A Different Perspective
It's nice to see that AVE shareholders have received a total shareholder return of 22% over the last year. However, that falls short of the 44% TSR per annum it has made for shareholders, each year, over five years. Potential buyers might understandably feel they've missed the opportunity, but it's always possible business is still firing on all cylinders. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand AVE better, we need to consider many other factors. To that end, you should be aware of the 2 warning signs we've spotted with AVE .
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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 GR exchanges.
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