Yahoo Finance Investors in LUDWIG BECK am Rathauseck - Textilhaus Feldmeier (ETR:ECK) have unfortunately lost 30% over the last three years
In order to justify the effort of selecting individual stocks, it's worth striving to beat the returns from a market index fund. But in any portfolio, there are likely to be some stocks that fall short of that benchmark. Unfortunately, that's been the case for longer term LUDWIG BECK am Rathauseck - Textilhaus Feldmeier AG (ETR:ECK) shareholders, since the share price is down 30% in the last three years, falling well short of the market decline of around 7.6%.
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.
Check out our latest analysis for LUDWIG BECK am Rathauseck - Textilhaus Feldmeier
We don't think that LUDWIG BECK am Rathauseck - Textilhaus Feldmeier's modest trailing twelve month profit has the market's full attention at the moment. We think revenue is probably a better guide. Generally speaking, we'd consider a stock like this alongside loss-making companies, simply because the quantum of the profit is so low. For shareholders to have confidence a company will grow profits significantly, it must grow revenue.
Over three years, LUDWIG BECK am Rathauseck - Textilhaus Feldmeier grew revenue at 16% per year. That's a pretty good rate of top-line growth. Shareholders have endured a share price decline of 9% per year. This implies the market had higher expectations of LUDWIG BECK am Rathauseck - Textilhaus Feldmeier. However, that's in the past now, and it's the future is more important - and the future looks brighter (based on revenue, anyway).
You can see how earnings and revenue have changed over time in the image below (click on the chart to see the exact values).
Take a more thorough look at LUDWIG BECK am Rathauseck - Textilhaus Feldmeier's financial health with this free report on its balance sheet.
A Different Perspective
While the broader market gained around 6.7% in the last year, LUDWIG BECK am Rathauseck - Textilhaus Feldmeier shareholders lost 19% (even including dividends). 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 5% over the last half decade. Generally speaking long term share price weakness can be a bad sign, though contrarian investors might want to research the stock in hope of a turnaround. 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. For instance, we've identified 3 warning signs for LUDWIG BECK am Rathauseck - Textilhaus Feldmeier (1 can't be ignored) that 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 German exchanges.
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