The Pil Italica Lifestyle (NSE:PILITA) Share Price Is Up 437% And Shareholders Are Delighted

Long term investing can be life changing when you buy and hold the truly great businesses. While the best companies are hard to find, but they can generate massive returns over long periods. For example, the Pil Italica Lifestyle Limited (NSE:PILITA) share price is up a whopping 437% in the last half decade, a handsome return for long term holders. This just goes to show the value creation that some businesses can achieve. Also pleasing for shareholders was the 70% gain in the last three months.

View our latest analysis for Pil Italica Lifestyle

We don't think that Pil Italica Lifestyle's modest trailing twelve month profit has the market's full attention at the moment. We think revenue is probably a better guide. As a general rule, we think this kind of company is more comparable to loss-making stocks, since the actual profit is so low. It would be hard to believe in a more profitable future without growing revenues.

In the last 5 years Pil Italica Lifestyle saw its revenue shrink by 1.5% per year. So it's pretty surprising to see that the share price is up 40% per year. There can be no doubt this kind of decoupling of revenue growth and share price growth is unusual to see in loss making companies. I think it's fair to say there is probably a fair bit of excitement in the price.

You can see below how earnings and revenue have changed over time (discover the exact values by clicking on the image).

If you are thinking of buying or selling Pil Italica Lifestyle stock, you should check out this FREE detailed report on its balance sheet.

A Different Perspective

We're pleased to report that Pil Italica Lifestyle shareholders have received a total shareholder return of 333% over one year. Since the one-year TSR is better than the five-year TSR (the latter coming in at 40% per year), it would seem that the stock's performance has improved in recent times. Given the share price momentum remains strong, it might be worth taking a closer look at the stock, lest you miss an opportunity. I find it very interesting to look at share price over the long term as a proxy for business performance. But to truly gain insight, we need to consider other information, too. To that end, you should learn about the 4 warning signs we've spotted with Pil Italica Lifestyle (including 1 which can't be ignored) .

We will like Pil Italica Lifestyle 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 IN exchanges.

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