Cimpress (NASDAQ:CMPR) Share Prices Have Dropped 34% In The Last Three Years

Cimpress plc (NASDAQ:CMPR) shareholders should be happy to see the share price up 23% in the last quarter. But that cannot eclipse the less-than-impressive returns over the last three years. After all, the share price is down 34% in the last three years, significantly under-performing the market.

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Cimpress 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. Shareholders of unprofitable companies usually expect 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 three years Cimpress saw its revenue shrink by 0.4% per year. That is not a good result. The stock has disappointed holders over the last three years, falling 10%, annualized. That makes sense given the lack of either profits or revenue growth. Of course, sentiment could become too negative, and the company may actually be making progress to profitability.

The image below shows how earnings and revenue have tracked over time (if you click on the image you can see greater detail).

This free interactive report on Cimpress' balance sheet strength is a great place to start, if you want to investigate the stock further.

A Different Perspective

While the broader market gained around 29% in the last year, Cimpress shareholders lost 11%. However, keep in mind that even the best stocks will sometimes underperform the market over a twelve month period. Longer term investors wouldn't be so upset, since they would have made 4%, each year, over five years. If the fundamental data continues to indicate long term sustainable growth, the current sell-off could be an opportunity worth considering. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand Cimpress better, we need to consider many other factors. Even so, be aware that Cimpress is showing 1 warning sign in our investment analysis , you should know about...

But note: Cimpress 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 US exchanges.

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