Did You Miss ITM Power's (LON:ITM) Impressive 133% Share Price Gain?
It might seem bad, but the worst that can happen when you buy a stock (without leverage) is that its share price goes to zero. But in contrast you can make much more than 100% if the company does well. To wit, the ITM Power Plc (LON:ITM) share price has flown 133% in the last three years. How nice for those who held the stock! In more good news, the share price has risen 8.9% in thirty days. This could be related to the recent financial results that were recently released - you could check the most recent data by reading our company report.
See our latest analysis for ITM Power
ITM Power isn't a profitable company, so it is unlikely we'll see a strong correlation between its share price and its earnings per share (EPS). Arguably revenue is our next best option. When a company doesn't make profits, we'd generally expect to see good revenue growth. That's because fast revenue growth can be easily extrapolated to forecast profits, often of considerable size.
In the last 3 years ITM Power saw its revenue grow at 29% per year. That's much better than most loss-making companies. Meanwhile, the share price performance has been pretty solid at 33% compound over three years. This suggests the market has recognized the progress the business has made, at least to a significant degree. Nonetheless, we'd say ITM Power is still worth investigating - successful businesses can often keep growing for long periods.
The graphic below depicts how earnings and revenue have changed over time (unveil the exact values by clicking on the image).
If you are thinking of buying or selling ITM Power stock, you should check out this FREE detailed report on its balance sheet.
A Different Perspective
It's nice to see that ITM Power shareholders have received a total shareholder return of 75% over the last year. That gain is better than the annual TSR over five years, which is 16%. Therefore it seems like sentiment around the company has been positive lately. Given the share price momentum remains strong, it might be worth taking a closer look at the stock, lest you miss an opportunity. You could get a better understanding of ITM Power's growth by checking out this more detailed historical graph of earnings, revenue and cash flow.
We will like ITM Power better if we see some big insider buys. While we wait, check out this free list of growing companies with considerable, recent, insider buying.
Please note, the market returns quoted in this article reflect the market weighted average returns of stocks that currently trade on GB exchanges.
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