Investors Who Bought Neurocrine Biosciences (NASDAQ:NBIX) Shares Five Years Ago Are Now Up 476%
It's been a soft week for Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:NBIX) shares, which are down 11%. But that doesn't undermine the fantastic longer term performance (measured over five years). Indeed, the share price is up a whopping 476% in that time. So we don't think the recent decline in the share price means its story is a sad one. The most important thing for savvy investors to consider is whether the underlying business can justify the share price gain. While the long term returns are impressive, we do have some sympathy for those who bought more recently, given the 25% drop, in the last year.
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Given that Neurocrine Biosciences only made minimal earnings in the last twelve months, we'll focus on revenue to gauge its business development. Generally speaking, we'd consider a stock like this alongside loss-making companies, simply because the quantum of the profit is so low. It would be hard to believe in a more profitable future without growing revenues.
For the last half decade, Neurocrine Biosciences can boast revenue growth at a rate of 76% per year. Even measured against other revenue-focussed companies, that's a good result. Arguably, this is well and truly reflected in the strong share price gain of 42%(per year) over the same period. It's never too late to start following a top notch stock like Neurocrine Biosciences, since some long term winners go on winning for decades. On the face of it, this looks lke a good opportunity, although we note sentiment seems very positive already.
You can see below how earnings and revenue have changed over time (discover the exact values by clicking on the image).
Neurocrine Biosciences is a well known stock, with plenty of analyst coverage, suggesting some visibility into future growth. If you are thinking of buying or selling Neurocrine Biosciences stock, you should check out this free report showing analyst consensus estimates for future profits.
A Different Perspective
Neurocrine Biosciences shareholders are down 25% for the year, but the market itself is up 2.6%. Even the share prices of good stocks drop sometimes, but we want to see improvements in the fundamental metrics of a business, before getting too interested. Longer term investors wouldn't be so upset, since they would have made 42%, each year, over five years. 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. You could get a better understanding of Neurocrine Biosciences'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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