If You Had Bought Empire Resorts (NASDAQ:NYNY) Stock Five Years Ago, You'd Be Sitting On A 61% Loss, Today
We think intelligent long term investing is the way to go. But that doesn't mean long term investors can avoid big losses. For example, after five long years the Empire Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ:NYNY) share price is a whole 61% lower. That's an unpleasant experience for long term holders. And it's not just long term holders hurting, because the stock is down 41% in the last year. It's up 2.3% in the last seven days.
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See our latest analysis for Empire Resorts
Empire Resorts 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. Generally speaking, companies without profits are expected to grow revenue every year, and at a good clip. Some companies are willing to postpone profitability to grow revenue faster, but in that case one does expect good top-line growth.
In the last half decade, Empire Resorts saw its revenue increase by 23% per year. That's better than most loss-making companies. Unfortunately for shareholders the share price has dropped 17% per year - disappointing considering the growth. It's safe to say investor expectations are more grounded now. Given the revenue growth we'd consider the stock to be quite an interesting prospect if the company has a clear path to profitability.
You can see how revenue and earnings have changed over time in the image below, (click on the chart to see cashflow).
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A Different Perspective
Empire Resorts shareholders are down 41% for the year, but the market itself is up 3.8%. However, keep in mind that even the best stocks will sometimes underperform the market over a twelve month period. Regrettably, last year's performance caps off a bad run, with the shareholders facing a total loss of 17% per year over five years. Generally speaking long term share price weakness can be a bad sign, though contrarian investors might want to research the stock in hope of a turnaround. Before spending more time on Empire Resorts it might be wise to click here to see if insiders have been buying or selling shares.
We will like Empire Resorts 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 US exchanges.
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