YAS (KOSDAQ:255440 investor five-year losses grow to 73% as the stock sheds ₩12b this past week

Long term investing works well, but it doesn't always work for each individual stock. We don't wish catastrophic capital loss on anyone. Spare a thought for those who held YAS Co., Ltd. (KOSDAQ:255440) for five whole years - as the share price tanked 74%. And it's not just long term holders hurting, because the stock is down 30% in the last year. Shareholders have had an even rougher run lately, with the share price down 41% in the last 90 days. This could be related to the recent financial results - you can catch up on the most recent data by reading our company report.

After losing 12% this past week, it's worth investigating the company's fundamentals to see what we can infer from past performance.

View our latest analysis for YAS

Because YAS 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 desire strong revenue growth. 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.

In the last five years YAS saw its revenue shrink by 23% per year. That's definitely a weaker result than most pre-profit companies report. So it's not altogether surprising to see the share price down 12% per year in the same time period. We don't think this is a particularly promising picture. Of course, the poor performance could mean the market has been too severe selling down. That can happen.

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

If you are thinking of buying or selling YAS stock, you should check out this FREE detailed report on its balance sheet.

A Different Perspective

While the broader market lost about 0.5% in the twelve months, YAS shareholders did even worse, losing 30%. However, it could simply be that the share price has been impacted by broader market jitters. It might be worth keeping an eye on the fundamentals, in case there's a good opportunity. Unfortunately, last year's performance may indicate unresolved challenges, given that it was worse than the annualised loss of 12% over the last half decade. We realise that Baron Rothschild has said investors should "buy when there is blood on the streets", but we caution that investors should first be sure they are buying a high quality business. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand YAS better, we need to consider many other factors. Like risks, for instance. Every company has them, and we've spotted 2 warning signs for YAS (of which 1 is significant!) you should know about.

We will like YAS better if we see some big insider buys. While we wait, check out this free list of undervalued stocks (mostly small caps) with considerable, recent, insider buying.

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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