If You Had Bought illimity Bank's (BIT:ILTY) Shares A Year Ago You Would Be Down 11%

illimity Bank S.p.A. (BIT:ILTY) shareholders should be happy to see the share price up 12% in the last month. But in truth the last year hasn't been good for the share price. After all, the share price is down 11% in the last year, significantly under-performing the market.

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While markets are a powerful pricing mechanism, share prices reflect investor sentiment, not just underlying business performance. One imperfect but simple way to consider how the market perception of a company has shifted is to compare the change in the earnings per share (EPS) with the share price movement.

illimity Bank managed to increase earnings per share from a loss to a profit, over the last 12 months.

When a company has just transitioned to profitability, earnings per share growth is not always the best way to look at the share price action. But we may find different metrics more enlightening.

illimity Bank's revenue is actually up 209% over the last year. Since the fundamental metrics don't readily explain the share price drop, there might be an opportunity if the market has overreacted.

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

We know that illimity Bank has improved its bottom line lately, but what does the future have in store? If you are thinking of buying or selling illimity Bank stock, you should check out this free report showing analyst profit forecasts.

A Different Perspective

illimity Bank shareholders are down 11% for the year, even worse than the market loss of 7.0%. There's no doubt that's a disappointment, but the stock may well have fared better in a stronger market. Putting aside the last twelve months, it's good to see the share price has rebounded by 9.7%, in the last ninety days. Let's just hope this isn't the widely-feared 'dead cat bounce' (which would indicate further declines to come). Is illimity Bank cheap compared to other companies? These 3 valuation measures might help you decide.

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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 IT exchanges.

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