Lesaka Technologies (NASDAQ:LSAK) investors are sitting on a loss of 57% if they invested five years ago – Yahoo Finance
We think intelligent long term investing is the way to go. But that doesn’t mean long term investors can avoid big losses. For example, after five long years the Lesaka Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:LSAK) share price is a whole 57% lower. We certainly feel for shareholders who bought near the top. Furthermore, it’s down 22% in about a quarter. That’s not much fun for holders.
Now let’s have a look at the company’s fundamentals, and see if the long term shareholder return has matched the performance of the underlying business.
View our latest analysis for Lesaka Technologies
Because Lesaka Technologies 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. 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.
In the last five years Lesaka Technologies saw its revenue shrink by 38% per year. That’s definitely a weaker result than most pre-profit companies report. Arguably, the market has responded appropriately to this business performance by sending the share price down 9% (annualized) in the same time period. We don’t generally like to own companies that lose money and don’t grow revenues. You might be better off spending your money on a leisure activity. This looks like a really risky stock to buy, at a glance.
The company’s revenue and earnings (over time) are depicted in the image below (click to see the exact numbers).
We consider it positive that insiders have made significant purchases in the last year. 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 Lesaka Technologies stock, you should check out this free report showing analyst profit forecasts.
Although it hurts that Lesaka Technologies returned a loss of 15% in the last twelve months, the broader market was actually worse, returning a loss of 22%. Of far more concern is the 9% p.a. loss served to shareholders over the last five years. While the losses are slowing we doubt many shareholders are happy with the stock. I find it very interesting to look at share price over the long term as a proxy for business performance. But to truly gain insight, we need to consider other information, too. For example, we’ve discovered 1 warning sign for Lesaka Technologies that you should be aware of before investing here.
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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