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Those Who Purchased Intercede Group (LON:IGP) Shares Five Years Ago Have A 80% Loss To Show For It

Intercede Group plc (LON:IGP) shareholders will doubtless be very grateful to see the share price up 57% in the last quarter. But will that repair the damage for the weary investors who have owned this stock as it declined over half a decade? Probably not. Five years have seen the share price descend precipitously, down a full 80%. So we don't gain too much confidence from the recent recovery. The real question is whether the business can leave its past behind and improve itself over the years ahead.

While a drop like that is definitely a body blow, money isn't as important as health and happiness.

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Check out our latest analysis for Intercede Group

Intercede Group isn't a profitable company, so 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. Shareholders of unprofitable companies usually expect strong revenue growth. As you can imagine, fast revenue growth, when maintained, often leads to fast profit growth.

Over five years, Intercede Group grew its revenue at 0.3% per year. That's not a very high growth rate considering it doesn't make profits. It's not so sure that share price crash of 28% per year is completely deserved, but the market is doubtless disappointed. We'd be pretty cautious about this one, although the sell-off may be too severe. We'd recommend focussing any further research on the likelihood of profitability in the foreseeable future, given the muted revenue growth.

You can see how revenue and earnings have changed over time in the image below, (click on the chart to see cashflow).

AIM:IGP Income Statement, May 27th 2019
AIM:IGP Income Statement, May 27th 2019

This free interactive report on Intercede Group's balance sheet strength is a great place to start, if you want to investigate the stock further.

A Different Perspective

It's good to see that Intercede Group has rewarded shareholders with a total shareholder return of 44% in the last twelve months. There's no doubt those recent returns are much better than the TSR loss of 28% per year over five years. 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. If you would like to research Intercede Group in more detail then you might want to take a look at whether insiders have been buying or selling shares in the company.

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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 GB exchanges.

We aim to bring you long-term focused research analysis driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis may not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements or qualitative material.

If you spot an error that warrants correction, please contact the editor at editorial-team@simplywallst.com. This article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. It does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any stock, and does not take account of your objectives, or your financial situation. Simply Wall St has no position in the stocks mentioned. Thank you for reading.

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