Can You Imagine How AquaBounty Technologies's (NASDAQ:AQB) Shareholders Feel About The 13% Share Price Increase?
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These days it's easy to simply buy an index fund, and your returns should (roughly) match the market. But if you pick the right individual stocks, you could make more than that. For example, the AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AQB) share price is up 13% in the last year, clearly besting than the market return of around 4.8% (not including dividends). So that should have shareholders smiling. Note that businesses generally develop over the long term, so the returns over the last year might not reflect a long term trend.
Check out our latest analysis for AquaBounty Technologies
AquaBounty Technologies recorded just US$163,306 in revenue over the last twelve months, which isn't really enough for us to consider it to have a proven product. As a result, we think it's unlikely shareholders are paying much attention to current revenue, but rather speculating on growth in the years to come. For example, they may be hoping that AquaBounty Technologies comes up with a great new product, before it runs out of money.
We think companies that have neither significant revenues nor profits are pretty high risk. You should be aware that there is always a chance that this sort of company will need to issue more shares to raise money to continue pursuing its business plan. While some such companies go on to make revenue, profits, and generate value, others get hyped up by hopeful naifs before eventually going bankrupt.
When it reported in March 2019 AquaBounty Technologies had minimal cash in excess of all liabilities consider its expenditure: just US$2.2m to be specific. So if it has not already moved to replenish reserves, we think the near-term chances of a capital raising event are pretty high. Given how low on cash the it got, investors must really like its potential for the share price to be up 13% in the last year. The image below shows how AquaBounty Technologies's balance sheet has changed over time; if you want to see the precise values, simply click on the image. You can see in the image below, how AquaBounty Technologies's cash levels have changed over time (click to see the values).
It can be extremely risky to invest in a company that doesn't even have revenue. There's no way to know its value easily. However you can take a look at whether insiders have been buying up shares. It's often positive if so, assuming the buying is sustained and meaningful. You can click here to see if there are insiders buying.
A Different Perspective
AquaBounty Technologies shareholders should be happy with the total gain of 13% over the last twelve months. And the share price momentum remains respectable, with a gain of 51% in the last three months. Demand for the stock from multiple parties is pushing the price higher; it could be that word is getting out about its virtues as a business. You could get a better understanding of AquaBounty Technologies's growth by checking out this more detailed historical graph of earnings, revenue and cash flow.
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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 US exchanges.
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