If You Had Bought Network18 Media & Investments (NSE:NETWORK18) Shares A Year Ago You'd Have Earned 135% Returns

Unfortunately, investing is risky - companies can and do go bankrupt. But when you pick a company that is really flourishing, you can make more than 100%. For example, the Network18 Media & Investments Limited (NSE:NETWORK18) share price has soared 135% in the last year. Most would be very happy with that, especially in just one year! In more good news, the share price has risen -6.6% in thirty days. In contrast, the longer term returns are negative, since the share price is 26% lower than it was three years ago.

View our latest analysis for Network18 Media & Investments

Network18 Media & Investments isn't currently profitable, so most analysts would look to revenue growth to get an idea of how fast the underlying business is growing. When a company doesn't make profits, we'd generally expect to see good revenue growth. As you can imagine, fast revenue growth, when maintained, often leads to fast profit growth.

In the last year Network18 Media & Investments saw its revenue shrink by 7.2%. We're a little surprised to see the share price pop 135% in the last year. It just goes to show the market doesn't always pay attention to the reported numbers. Of course, it could be that the market expected this revenue drop.

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

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A Different Perspective

We're pleased to report that Network18 Media & Investments shareholders have received a total shareholder return of 135% over one year. That certainly beats the loss of about 1.6% per year over the last half decade. This makes us a little wary, but the business might have turned around its fortunes. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand Network18 Media & Investments better, we need to consider many other factors. Case in point: We've spotted 1 warning sign for Network18 Media & Investments you should be aware of.

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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 IN exchanges.

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