If You Had Bought BYON (KOSDAQ:032980) Stock A Year Ago, You Could Pocket A 20% Gain Today

It's been a soft week for BYON Co., Ltd. (KOSDAQ:032980) shares, which are down 26%. But at least the stock is up over the last year. In that time, it is up 20%, which isn't bad, but is below the market return of 25%.

Check out our latest analysis for BYON

Because BYON made a loss in the last twelve months, we think the market is probably more focussed on revenue and revenue growth, at least for now. Shareholders of unprofitable companies usually expect strong revenue growth. That's because fast revenue growth can be easily extrapolated to forecast profits, often of considerable size.

BYON actually shrunk its revenue over the last year, with a reduction of 17%. The lacklustre gain of 20% over twelve months, is not a bad result given the falling revenue. We'd want to see progress to profitability before getting too interested in this stock.

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

You can see how its balance sheet has strengthened (or weakened) over time in this free interactive graphic.

A Different Perspective

BYON provided a TSR of 20% over the last twelve months. But that was short of the market average. On the bright side, that's still a gain, and it is certainly better than the yearly loss of about 1.7% endured over half a decade. So this might be a sign the business has turned its fortunes around. 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. Case in point: We've spotted 4 warning signs for BYON you should be aware of, and 1 of them is significant.

But note: BYON may not be the best stock to buy. So take a peek at this free list of interesting companies with past earnings growth (and further growth forecast).

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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