Ranpak Holdings (NYSE:PACK) adds US$73m to market cap in the past 7 days, though investors from five years ago are still down 55%
Over the last month the Ranpak Holdings Corp. (NYSE:PACK) has been much stronger than before, rebounding by 43%. But that is little comfort to those holding over the last half decade, sitting on a big loss. In fact, the share price has declined rather badly, down some 55% in that time. So we're hesitant to put much weight behind the short term increase. We'd err towards caution given the long term under-performance.
While the stock has risen 25% in the past week but long term shareholders are still in the red, let's see what the fundamentals can tell us.
View our latest analysis for Ranpak Holdings
Given that Ranpak Holdings didn't make a profit in the last twelve months, we'll focus on revenue growth to form a quick view of its business development. Generally speaking, companies without profits are expected to grow revenue every year, and at a good clip. As you can imagine, fast revenue growth, when maintained, often leads to fast profit growth.
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 we've seen significant insider buying in the last quarter, which we consider a positive. On the other hand, we think the revenue and earnings trends are much more meaningful measures of the business. This free report showing analyst forecasts should help you form a view on Ranpak Holdings
A Different Perspective
While the broader market gained around 10% in the last year, Ranpak Holdings shareholders lost 55%. However, keep in mind that even the best stocks will sometimes underperform the market over a twelve month period. Unfortunately, last year's performance may indicate unresolved challenges, given that it was worse than the annualised loss of 9% over the last half decade. We realise that Baron Rothschild has said investors should "buy when there is blood on the streets", but we caution that investors should first be sure they are buying a high quality business. I find it very interesting to look at share price over the long term as a proxy for business performance. But to truly gain insight, we need to consider other information, too. Even so, be aware that Ranpak Holdings is showing 2 warning signs in our investment analysis , you should know about...
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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 American exchanges.
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