Investors in OraSure Technologies (NASDAQ:OSUR) have unfortunately lost 74% over the last five years – Yahoo Finance
It is doubtless a positive to see that the OraSure Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:OSUR) share price has gained some 37% in the last three months. But that doesn’t change the fact that the returns over the last half decade have been stomach churning. Like a ship taking on water, the share price has sunk 74% in that time. So we don’t gain too much confidence from the recent recovery. The million dollar question is whether the company can justify a long term recovery.
It’s worthwhile assessing if the company’s economics have been moving in lockstep with these underwhelming shareholder returns, or if there is some disparity between the two. So let’s do just that.
View our latest analysis for OraSure Technologies
OraSure Technologies isn’t currently profitable, so most analysts would look to revenue growth to get an idea of how fast the underlying business is growing. Shareholders of unprofitable companies usually expect strong revenue growth. As you can imagine, fast revenue growth, when maintained, often leads to fast profit growth.
Over five years, OraSure Technologies grew its revenue at 12% per year. That’s a pretty good rate for a long time period. So the stock price fall of 12% per year seems pretty steep. The market can be a harsh master when your company is losing money and revenue growth disappoints.
The company’s revenue and earnings (over time) are depicted in the image below (click to see the exact numbers).
We like that insiders have been buying shares in the last twelve months. Having said that, most people consider earnings and revenue growth trends to be a more meaningful guide to the business. If you are thinking of buying or selling OraSure Technologies stock, you should check out this free report showing analyst profit forecasts.
We regret to report that OraSure Technologies shareholders are down 48% for the year. Unfortunately, that’s worse than the broader market decline of 21%. 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. Regrettably, last year’s performance caps off a bad run, with the shareholders facing a total loss of 12% per year over five years. We realise that Baron Rothschild has said investors should “buy when there is blood on the streets”, but we caution that investors should first be sure they are buying a high quality business. It is all well and good that insiders have been buying shares, but we suggest you check here to see what price insiders were buying at.
If you like to buy stocks alongside management, then you might just love this free list of companies. (Hint: insiders have been buying them).
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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