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WalkMe (NASDAQ:WKME) Shareholders Are up 13% This Past Week, but Still in the Red Over the Last Year

Simply Wall St ·  Jan 24, 2023 07:05

It is a pleasure to report that the WalkMe Ltd. (NASDAQ:WKME) is up 31% in the last quarter. But that is minimal compensation for the share price under-performance over the last year. In fact the stock is down 33% in the last year, well below the market return.

The recent uptick of 13% could be a positive sign of things to come, so let's take a look at historical fundamentals.

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WalkMe isn't currently profitable, so most analysts would look to revenue growth to get an idea of how fast the underlying business is growing. When a company doesn't make profits, we'd generally expect to see good revenue growth. As you can imagine, fast revenue growth, when maintained, often leads to fast profit growth.

In the last twelve months, WalkMe increased its revenue by 30%. That's definitely a respectable growth rate. Unfortunately that wasn't good enough to stop the share price dropping 33%. You might even wonder if the share price was previously over-hyped. 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).

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NasdaqGS:WKME Earnings and Revenue Growth January 24th 2023

Balance sheet strength is crucial. It might be well worthwhile taking a look at our free report on how its financial position has changed over time.

A Different Perspective

WalkMe shareholders are down 33% for the year, even worse than the market loss of 8.1%. That's disappointing, but it's worth keeping in mind that the market-wide selling wouldn't have helped. Putting aside the last twelve months, it's good to see the share price has rebounded by 31%, in the last ninety days. This could just be a bounce because the selling was too aggressive, but fingers crossed it's the start of a new trend. 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 example, we've discovered 1 warning sign for WalkMe that you should be aware of before investing here.

But note: WalkMe may not be the best stock to buy. So take a peek at this free list of interesting companies with past earnings growth (and further growth forecast).

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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