How Does NeoGenomics, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:NEO) Earnings Growth Stack Up Against Industry Performance?
After looking at NeoGenomics, Inc.'s (NasdaqCM:NEO) latest earnings announcement (31 December 2019), I found it useful to revisit the company's performance in the past couple of years and assess this against the most recent figures. As a long term investor, I pay close attention to earnings trend, rather than the figures published at one point in time. I also compare against an industry benchmark to check whether NeoGenomics's performance has been impacted by industry movements. In this article I briefly touch on my key findings.
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How Well Did NEO Perform?
NEO recently turned a profit of US$8.0m (most recent trailing twelve-months) compared to its average loss of -US$4.8m over the past five years.
In terms of returns from investment, NeoGenomics has fallen short of achieving a 20% return on equity (ROE), recording 1.6% instead. Furthermore, its return on assets (ROA) of 1.7% is below the US Life Sciences industry of 7.8%, indicating NeoGenomics's are utilized less efficiently. However, its return on capital (ROC), which also accounts for NeoGenomics’s debt level, has increased over the past 3 years from 1.9% to 2.5%.
What does this mean?
Though NeoGenomics's past data is helpful, it is only one aspect of my investment thesis. While NeoGenomics has a good historical track record with positive growth and profitability, there's no certainty that this will extrapolate into the future. I recommend you continue to research NeoGenomics to get a better picture of the stock by looking at:
Future Outlook: What are well-informed industry analysts predicting for NEO’s future growth? Take a look at our free research report of analyst consensus for NEO’s outlook.
Financial Health: Are NEO’s operations financially sustainable? Balance sheets can be hard to analyze, which is why we’ve done it for you. Check out our financial health checks here.
Other High-Performing Stocks: Are there other stocks that provide better prospects with proven track records? Explore our free list of these great stocks here.
NB: Figures in this article are calculated using data from the trailing twelve months from 31 December 2019. This may not be consistent with full year annual report figures.
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