Announcing: Maui Land & Pineapple Company (NYSE:MLP) Stock Increased An Energizing 124% In The Last Five Years

The most you can lose on any stock (assuming you don't use leverage) is 100% of your money. But on the bright side, if you buy shares in a high quality company at the right price, you can gain well over 100%. Long term Maui Land & Pineapple Company, Inc. (NYSE:MLP) shareholders would be well aware of this, since the stock is up 124% in five years. And in the last week the share price has popped 6.0%. But this could be related to the buoyant market which is up about 3.2% in a week.

Check out our latest analysis for Maui Land & Pineapple Company

Maui Land & Pineapple Company isn't currently profitable, so most analysts would look to revenue growth to get an idea of how fast the underlying business is growing. Generally speaking, companies without profits are expected to grow revenue every year, and at a good clip. As you can imagine, fast revenue growth, when maintained, often leads to fast profit growth.

Over the last half decade Maui Land & Pineapple Company's revenue has actually been trending down at about 34% per year. On the other hand, the share price done the opposite, gaining 17%, compound, each year. It just goes to show tht the market is forward looking, and it's not always easy to predict the future based on past trends. Still, we are a bit cautious in this kind of situation.

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

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A Different Perspective

Maui Land & Pineapple Company shareholders are up 16% for the year. But that was short of the market average. It's probably a good sign that the company has an even better long term track record, having provided shareholders with an annual TSR of 17% over five years. It's quite possible the business continues to execute with prowess, even as the share price gains are slowing. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand Maui Land & Pineapple Company better, we need to consider many other factors. Consider risks, for instance. Every company has them, and we've spotted 1 warning sign for Maui Land & Pineapple Company you should know about.

We will like Maui Land & Pineapple Company better if we see some big insider buys. While we wait, check out this free list of growing companies 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 US exchanges.

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