Unfortunately, investing is risky - companies can and do go bankrupt. But if you pick the right business to buy shares in, you can make more than you can lose. For example, the Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (NYSE:HLX) share price had more than doubled in just one year - up 101%. It's also good to see the share price up 54% over the last quarter. Zooming out, the stock is actually down 26% in the last three years.
Since the long term performance has been good but there's been a recent pullback of 5.1%, let's check if the fundamentals match the share price.
Check out our latest analysis for Helix Energy Solutions Group
Helix Energy Solutions Group 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. That's because it's hard to be confident a company will be sustainable if revenue growth is negligible, and it never makes a profit.
Helix Energy Solutions Group grew its revenue by 13% last year. That's not a very high growth rate considering it doesn't make profits. In contrast, the share price took off during the year, gaining 101%. We're happy that investors have made money, though we wonder if the increase will be sustained. It's quite likely that the market is considering other factors, not just revenue growth.
You can see how earnings and revenue have changed over time in the image below (click on the chart to see the exact values).
You can see how its balance sheet has strengthened (or weakened) over time in this free interactive graphic.
A Different Perspective
We're pleased to report that Helix Energy Solutions Group shareholders have received a total shareholder return of 101% over one year. There's no doubt those recent returns are much better than the TSR loss of 3% per year over five years. This makes us a little wary, but the business might have turned around its fortunes. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand Helix Energy Solutions Group better, we need to consider many other factors. For instance, we've identified 1 warning sign for Helix Energy Solutions Group that you should be aware of.
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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 US exchanges.
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不幸にも、投資にはリスクがある-会社は確かに倒産するかもしれない。しかし正しい企業を選んで株を購入すれば、失ったよりも多く稼ぐことができる。例えばHelix Energy Solutions Group,Inc.(ニューヨーク証券取引所コード:HLX)株価はわずか1年で倍以上上昇し、101%上昇した。前四半期に株価が54%上昇したのも良いことだ。縮小後株は実際には降下するこの3年間で26%増加した
私たちはHelixエネルギーソリューショングループの株主が1年以内に総株主の101%の見返りを得たことを報告することができて嬉しい。最近の収益率は、過去5年間のTSRの年間3%の損失よりもはるかに良いことは疑いの余地がない。これは私たちを少し警戒させるが、この企業は運命を転換したかもしれない。株価を追跡する長期的な表現はいつも面白い。しかし,Helix Energy Solutions Groupをよりよく知るためには,他の多くの要因を考慮する必要がある。例えば私たちはHelixエネルギーソリューション集団の警告マークの1つこの点はあなたが知っているはずです