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Strong week for Splunk (NASDAQ:SPLK) shareholders doesn't alleviate pain of three-year loss

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Splunk Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLK) shareholders will doubtless be very grateful to see the share price up 49% in the last quarter. But that doesn't help the fact that the three year return is less impressive. After all, the share price is down 34% in the last three years, significantly under-performing the market.

While the stock has risen 12% in the past week but long term shareholders are still in the red, let's see what the fundamentals can tell us.

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Given that Splunk 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. Some companies are willing to postpone profitability to grow revenue faster, but in that case one does expect good top-line growth.

In the last three years, Splunk saw its revenue grow by 12% per year, compound. That's a fairly respectable growth rate. Shareholders have seen the share price fall at 10% 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 company's revenue and earnings (over time) are depicted in the image below (click to see the exact numbers).

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NasdaqGS:SPLK Earnings and Revenue Growth February 3rd 2023

Splunk is well known by investors, and plenty of clever analysts have tried to predict the future profit levels. Given we have quite a good number of analyst forecasts, it might be well worth checking out this free chart depicting consensus estimates.

A Different Perspective

We regret to report that Splunk shareholders are down 9.2% for the year. Unfortunately, that's worse than the broader market decline of 7.0%. Having said that, it's inevitable that some stocks will be oversold in a falling market. The key is to keep your eyes on the fundamental developments. 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. While it is well worth considering the different impacts that market conditions can have on the share price, there are other factors that are even more important. For instance, we've identified 2 warning signs for Splunk that you should be aware of.

If you would prefer to check out another company -- one with potentially superior financials -- then do not miss this free list of companies that have proven they can grow earnings.

Please note, the market returns quoted in this article reflect the market weighted average returns of stocks that currently trade on US exchanges.

What are the risks and opportunities for Splunk?

Splunk Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops and markets cloud services and licensed software solutions in the United States and internationally.

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Rewards

  • Trading at 33.8% below our estimate of its fair value

  • Earnings are forecast to grow 44.69% per year

Risks

  • Negative shareholders equity

  • Shareholders have been diluted in the past year

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