NSTS Bancorp (NASDAQ:NSTS) shareholders have endured a 14% loss from investing in the stock a year ago
Passive investing in an index fund is a good way to ensure your own returns roughly match the overall market. While individual stocks can be big winners, plenty more fail to generate satisfactory returns. That downside risk was realized by NSTS Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:NSTS) shareholders over the last year, as the share price declined 14%. That's disappointing when you consider the market declined 8.1%. NSTS Bancorp hasn't been listed for long, so although we're wary of recent listings that perform poorly, it may still prove itself with time.
Since shareholders are down over the longer term, lets look at the underlying fundamentals over the that time and see if they've been consistent with returns.
See our latest analysis for NSTS Bancorp
NSTS Bancorp wasn't profitable in the last twelve months, 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. Some companies are willing to postpone profitability to grow revenue faster, but in that case one does expect good top-line growth.
NSTS Bancorp grew its revenue by 14% over the last year. We think that is pretty nice growth. Unfortunately that wasn't good enough to stop the share price dropping 14%. You might even wonder if the share price was previously over-hyped. But if revenue keeps growing, then at a certain point the share price would likely follow.
You can see how earnings and revenue have changed over time in the image below (click on the chart to see the exact values).
It's probably worth noting that the CEO is paid less than the median at similar sized companies. But while CEO remuneration is always worth checking, the really important question is whether the company can grow earnings going forward. Dive deeper into the earnings by checking this interactive graph of NSTS Bancorp's earnings, revenue and cash flow.
A Different Perspective
NSTS Bancorp shareholders are down 14% for the year, even worse than the market loss of 8.1%. There's no doubt that's a disappointment, but the stock may well have fared better in a stronger market. Putting aside the last twelve months, it's good to see the share price has rebounded by 2.3%, in the last ninety days. Let's just hope this isn't the widely-feared 'dead cat bounce' (which would indicate further declines to come). It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand NSTS Bancorp better, we need to consider many other factors. Take risks, for example - NSTS Bancorp has 1 warning sign we think you should be aware of.
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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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