Can You Imagine How S-Oil's (KRX:010950) Shareholders Feel About The 35% Share Price Increase?

There's no doubt that investing in the stock market is a truly brilliant way to build wealth. But if you choose that path, you're going to buy some stocks that fall short of the market. Unfortunately for shareholders, while the S-Oil Corporation (KRX:010950) share price is up 35% in the last year, that falls short of the market return. Zooming out, the stock is actually down 29% in the last three years.

See our latest analysis for S-Oil

S-Oil 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. Shareholders of unprofitable companies usually expect strong revenue growth. Some companies are willing to postpone profitability to grow revenue faster, but in that case one does expect good top-line growth.

In the last year S-Oil saw its revenue shrink by 23%. The lacklustre gain of 35% over twelve months, is not a bad result given the falling revenue. Generally we're pretty unenthusiastic about loss making stocks that are not growing revenue.

You can see how earnings and revenue have changed over time in the image below (click on the chart to see the exact values).

S-Oil is a well known stock, with plenty of analyst coverage, suggesting some visibility into future growth. If you are thinking of buying or selling S-Oil stock, you should check out this free report showing analyst consensus estimates for future profits.

A Different Perspective

S-Oil shareholders gained a total return of 35% during the year. Unfortunately this falls short of the market return. The silver lining is that the gain was actually better than the average annual return of 3% per year over five year. This could indicate that the company is winning over new investors, as it pursues its strategy. While it is well worth considering the different impacts that market conditions can have on the share price, there are other factors that are even more important. To that end, you should be aware of the 1 warning sign we've spotted with S-Oil .

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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 KR exchanges.

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