Stock pickers are generally looking for stocks that will outperform the broader market. Buying under-rated businesses is one path to excess returns. For example, the EMX Royalty Corporation (CVE:EMX) share price is up 57% in the last 5 years, clearly besting the market return of around 38% (ignoring dividends). On the other hand, the more recent gains haven’t been so impressive, with shareholders gaining just 6.0%.
So let’s assess the underlying fundamentals over the last 5 years and see if they’ve moved in lock-step with shareholder returns.
Check out our latest analysis for EMX Royalty
Because EMX Royalty 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 desire strong revenue growth. That’s because fast revenue growth can be easily extrapolated to forecast profits, often of considerable size.
In the last 5 years EMX Royalty saw its revenue grow at 45% per year. That’s well above most pre-profit companies. While the compound gain of 9% per year is good, it’s not unreasonable given the strong revenue growth. If you think there could be more growth to come, now might be the time to take a close look at EMX Royalty. Opportunity lies where the market hasn’t fully priced growth in the underlying business.
The company’s revenue and earnings (over time) are depicted in the image below (click to see the exact numbers).
You can see how its balance sheet has strengthened (or weakened) over time in this free interactive graphic.
A Different Perspective
EMX Royalty shareholders are up 6.0% for the year. But that was short of the market average. If we look back over five years, the returns are even better, coming in at 9% per year for five years. It may well be that this is a business worth popping on the watching, given the continuing positive reception, over time, from the market. 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. Case in point: We’ve spotted 3 warning signs for EMX Royalty you should be aware of, and 1 of them is a bit concerning.
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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 Canadian exchanges.
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