Despite currently being unprofitable, LegoChem Biosciences (KOSDAQ:141080) has delivered a 92% return to shareholders over 5 years

It might be of some concern to shareholders to see the LegoChem Biosciences, Inc. (KOSDAQ:141080) share price down 15% in the last month. On the bright side the returns have been quite good over the last half decade. It has returned a market beating 92% in that time.

Since the long term performance has been good but there's been a recent pullback of 7.1%, let's check if the fundamentals match the share price.

See our latest analysis for LegoChem Biosciences

LegoChem Biosciences isn't currently profitable, so most analysts would look to revenue growth to get an idea of how fast the underlying business is growing. Shareholders of unprofitable companies usually desire strong revenue growth. Some companies are willing to postpone profitability to grow revenue faster, but in that case one would hope for good top-line growth to make up for the lack of earnings.

Over the last half decade LegoChem Biosciences' revenue has actually been trending down at about 0.6% per year. Despite the lack of revenue growth, the stock has returned a respectable 14%, compound, over that time. To us that suggests that there probably isn't a lot of correlation between the past revenue performance and the share price, but a closer look at analyst forecasts and the bottom line may well explain a lot.

The company's revenue and earnings (over time) are depicted in the image below (click to see the exact numbers).

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

A Different Perspective

We're pleased to report that LegoChem Biosciences shareholders have received a total shareholder return of 43% over one year. That gain is better than the annual TSR over five years, which is 14%. Therefore it seems like sentiment around the company has been positive lately. Someone with an optimistic perspective could view the recent improvement in TSR as indicating that the business itself is getting better with time. 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. Take risks, for example - LegoChem Biosciences has 2 warning signs we think 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 South Korean exchanges.

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