Shareholders in XOMA (NASDAQ:XOMA) are in the red if they invested five years ago
For many, the main point of investing is to generate higher returns than the overall market. But the main game is to find enough winners to more than offset the losers So we wouldn't blame long term XOMA Corporation (NASDAQ:XOMA) shareholders for doubting their decision to hold, with the stock down 17% over a half decade. But it's up 9.9% in the last week.
With that in mind, it's worth seeing if the company's underlying fundamentals have been the driver of long term performance, or if there are some discrepancies.
View our latest analysis for XOMA
Because XOMA made a loss in the last twelve months, we think the market is probably more focussed on revenue and revenue growth, at least for now. Shareholders of unprofitable companies usually expect strong revenue growth. 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, XOMA saw its revenue increase by 2.0% per year. That's not a very high growth rate considering it doesn't make profits. Given this fairly low revenue growth (and lack of profits), it's not particularly surprising to see the stock down 3% (annualized) in the same time frame. The key question is whether the company can make it to profitability, and beyond, without trouble. It could be worth putting it on your watchlist and revisiting when it makes its maiden profit.
You can see how earnings and revenue have changed over time in the image below (click on the chart to see the exact values).
If you are thinking of buying or selling XOMA stock, you should check out this FREE detailed report on its balance sheet.
A Different Perspective
We're pleased to report that XOMA shareholders have received a total shareholder return of 16% over one year. Notably the five-year annualised TSR loss of 3% per year compares very unfavourably with the recent share price performance. We generally put more weight on the long term performance over the short term, but the recent improvement could hint at a (positive) inflection point within the business. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand XOMA better, we need to consider many other factors. To that end, you should be aware of the 1 warning sign we've spotted with XOMA .
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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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