Loss-making IHS Holding (NYSE:IHS) has seen earnings and shareholder returns follow the same downward trajectory over past -17%

Over the last month the IHS Holding Limited (NYSE:IHS) has been much stronger than before, rebounding by 32%. But that doesn't change the reality of under-performance over the last twelve months. In fact, the price has declined 17% in a year, falling short of the returns you could get by investing in an index fund.

Although the past week has been more reassuring for shareholders, they're still in the red over the last year, so let's see if the underlying business has been responsible for the decline.

Check out our latest analysis for IHS Holding

SWOT Analysis for IHS Holding

Because IHS Holding made a loss in the last twelve months, we think the market is probably more focussed on revenue and revenue growth, at least for now. Shareholders of unprofitable companies usually expect strong revenue growth. As you can imagine, fast revenue growth, when maintained, often leads to fast profit growth.

In the last twelve months, IHS Holding increased its revenue by 24%. That's definitely a respectable growth rate. Unfortunately that wasn't good enough to stop the share price dropping 17%. This implies the market was expecting better growth. But if revenue keeps growing, then at a certain point the share price would likely follow.

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

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

A Different Perspective

We doubt IHS Holding shareholders are happy with the loss of 17% over twelve months. That falls short of the market, which lost 3.6%. That's disappointing, but it's worth keeping in mind that the market-wide selling wouldn't have helped. It's great to see a nice little 20% rebound in the last three months. Let's just hope this isn't the widely-feared 'dead cat bounce' (which would indicate further declines to come). You could get a better understanding of IHS Holding's growth by checking out this more detailed historical graph of earnings, revenue and cash flow.

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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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