Aemulus Holdings Berhad (KLSE:AEMULUS) delivers shareholders favorable 8.8% CAGR over 5 years, surging 11% in the last week alone

When we invest, we're generally looking for stocks that outperform the market average. Buying under-rated businesses is one path to excess returns. To wit, the Aemulus Holdings Berhad share price has climbed 52% in five years, easily topping the market decline of 2.3% (ignoring dividends).

Since it's been a strong week for Aemulus Holdings Berhad shareholders, let's have a look at trend of the longer term fundamentals.

See our latest analysis for Aemulus Holdings Berhad

Because Aemulus Holdings Berhad 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. 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 5 years Aemulus Holdings Berhad saw its revenue grow at 15% per year. Even measured against other revenue-focussed companies, that's a good result. While the compound gain of 9% per year is good, it's not unreasonable given the strong revenue growth. If the strong revenue growth continues, we'd expect the share price to follow, in time. Opportunity lies where the market hasn't fully priced growth in the underlying business.

The graphic below depicts how earnings and revenue have changed over time (unveil the exact values by clicking on the image).

We're pleased to report that the CEO is remunerated more modestly than most CEOs at similarly capitalized companies. But while CEO remuneration is always worth checking, the really important question is whether the company can grow earnings going forward. Before buying or selling a stock, we always recommend a close examination of historic growth trends, available here..

A Different Perspective

While the broader market gained around 8.6% in the last year, Aemulus Holdings Berhad shareholders lost 28%. However, keep in mind that even the best stocks will sometimes underperform the market over a twelve month period. On the bright side, long term shareholders have made money, with a gain of 9% per year over half a decade. It could be that the recent sell-off is an opportunity, so it may be worth checking the fundamental data for signs of a long term growth trend. 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. Even so, be aware that Aemulus Holdings Berhad is showing 3 warning signs in our investment analysis , and 1 of those shouldn't be ignored...

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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 Malaysian exchanges.

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