The Aehr Test Systems (NASDAQ:AEHR) Share Price Is Down 46% So Some Shareholders Are Getting Worried

While it may not be enough for some shareholders, we think it is good to see the Aehr Test Systems (NASDAQ:AEHR) share price up 21% in a single quarter. But that cannot eclipse the less-than-impressive returns over the last three years. In fact, the share price is down 46% in the last three years, falling well short of the market return.

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Given that Aehr Test Systems didn't make a profit in the last twelve months, we'll focus on revenue growth to form a quick view of its business development. Shareholders of unprofitable companies usually expect strong revenue growth. That's because fast revenue growth can be easily extrapolated to forecast profits, often of considerable size.

In the last three years, Aehr Test Systems saw its revenue grow by 16% per year, compound. That's a pretty good rate of top-line growth. Shareholders have seen the share price fall at 18% per year, for three years. So the market has definitely lost some love for the stock. However, that's in the past now, and it's the future is more important - and the future looks brighter (based on revenue, anyway).

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

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A Different Perspective

Aehr Test Systems shareholders are down 21% for the year, but the market itself is up 11%. However, keep in mind that even the best stocks will sometimes underperform the market over a twelve month period. Regrettably, last year's performance caps off a bad run, with the shareholders facing a total loss of 8.0% per year over five years. Generally speaking long term share price weakness can be a bad sign, though contrarian investors might want to research the stock in hope of a turnaround. If you would like to research Aehr Test Systems in more detail then you might want to take a look at whether insiders have been buying or selling shares in the company.

We will like Aehr Test Systems 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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