Even though Coeur Mining (NYSE:CDE) has lost US$375m market cap in last 7 days, shareholders are still up 146% over 1 year

Coeur Mining, Inc. (NYSE:CDE) shareholders might be concerned after seeing the share price drop 13% in the last week. On the other hand, over the last twelve months the stock has delivered rather impressive returns. Like an eagle, the share price soared 146% in that time. So it is important to view the recent reduction in price through that lense. More important, going forward, is how the business itself is going.

While this past week has detracted from the company's one-year return, let's look at the recent trends of the underlying business and see if the gains have been in alignment.

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Coeur Mining 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 hope to see good 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.

Over the last twelve months, Coeur Mining's revenue grew by 31%. That's a fairly respectable growth rate. While that revenue growth is pretty good the share price performance outshone it, with a lift of 146% as mentioned above. If the profitability is on the horizon then now could be a very exciting time to be a shareholder. Of course, we are always cautious about succumbing to 'fear of missing out' when a stock has shot up strongly.

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

Balance sheet strength is crucial. It might be well worthwhile taking a look at our free report on how its financial position has changed over time.

A Different Perspective

It's good to see that Coeur Mining has rewarded shareholders with a total shareholder return of 146% in the last twelve months. Since the one-year TSR is better than the five-year TSR (the latter coming in at 6% per year), it would seem that the stock's performance has improved in recent times. In the best case scenario, this may hint at some real business momentum, implying that now could be a great time to delve deeper. Before spending more time on Coeur Mining it might be wise to click here to see if insiders have been buying or selling shares.

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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 American exchanges.

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