Can You Imagine How InkTec's (KOSDAQ:049550) Shareholders Feel About The 37% Share Price Increase?

We believe investing is smart because history shows that stock markets go higher in the long term. But if when you choose to buy stocks, some of them will be below average performers. For example, the InkTec Co., Ltd. (KOSDAQ:049550), share price is up over the last year, but its gain of 37% trails the market return. Having said that, the longer term returns aren't so impressive, with stock gaining just 24% in three years.

Check out our latest analysis for InkTec

Because InkTec 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. Generally speaking, companies without profits are expected to grow revenue every year, and at a good clip. That's because it's hard to be confident a company will be sustainable if revenue growth is negligible, and it never makes a profit.

InkTec actually shrunk its revenue over the last year, with a reduction of 13%. Given the revenue reduction the modest 37% share price rise over the year seems pretty decent. 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).

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A Different Perspective

InkTec provided a TSR of 37% over the last twelve months. But that return falls short of the market. On the bright side, that's still a gain, and it is certainly better than the yearly loss of about 5% endured over half a decade. So this might be a sign the business has turned its fortunes around. 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 be aware of the 1 warning sign we've spotted with InkTec .

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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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