If You Had Bought CORESTEM (KOSDAQ:166480) Shares A Year Ago You'd Have Earned 59% Returns

CORESTEM Inc. (KOSDAQ:166480) shareholders have seen the share price descend 18% over the month. But looking back over the last year, the returns have actually been rather pleasing! After all, the share price is up a market-beating 59% in that time.

View our latest analysis for CORESTEM

CORESTEM 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. When a company doesn't make profits, we'd generally expect to see good 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 CORESTEM saw its revenue grow by 6.9%. That's not a very high growth rate considering it doesn't make profits. In keeping with the revenue growth, the share price gained 59% in that time. While not a huge gain tht seems pretty reasonable. Given the market doesn't seem too excited about the stock, a closer look at the financial data could pay off, if you can find indications of a stronger growth trend in the future.

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

It's good to see that CORESTEM has rewarded shareholders with a total shareholder return of 59% in the last twelve months. That gain is better than the annual TSR over five years, which is 0.7%. 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. Like risks, for instance. Every company has them, and we've spotted 2 warning signs for CORESTEM (of which 1 is a bit concerning!) you should know about.

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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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