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Did You Miss Altyn's (LON:ALTN) Whopping 389% Share Price Gain?

The Altyn Plc (LON:ALTN) share price has had a bad week, falling 21%. But that isn't a problem when you consider how the share price has soared over the last year. In fact, it is up 389% in that time. So we wouldn't blame sellers for taking some profits. Only time will tell if there is still too much optimism currently reflected in the share price.

Check out our latest analysis for Altyn

Altyn isn't currently profitable, so most analysts would look to revenue growth to get an idea of how fast the underlying business is growing. Shareholders of unprofitable companies usually expect strong revenue growth. That's because it's hard to be confident a company will be sustainable if revenue growth is negligible, and it never makes a profit.

In the last year Altyn saw its revenue shrink by 23%. So it's very confusing to see that the share price gained a whopping 389%. There can be no doubt this kind of decoupling of revenue growth and share price growth is unusual to see in loss making companies. To us, a gain like this looks like speculation, but there might be historical trends to back it up.

The graphic below depicts how earnings and revenue have changed over time (unveil the exact values by clicking on the image).

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We're pleased to report that the CEO is remunerated more modestly than most CEOs at similarly capitalized companies. It's always worth keeping an eye on CEO pay, but a more important question is whether the company will grow earnings throughout the years. Dive deeper into the earnings by checking this interactive graph of Altyn's earnings, revenue and cash flow.

A Different Perspective

It's good to see that Altyn has rewarded shareholders with a total shareholder return of 389% in the last twelve months. There's no doubt those recent returns are much better than the TSR loss of 0.4% per year over five years. This makes us a little wary, but the business might have turned around its fortunes. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand Altyn better, we need to consider many other factors. For example, we've discovered 3 warning signs for Altyn (1 is concerning!) that you should be aware of before investing here.

If you would prefer to check out another company -- one with potentially superior financials -- then do not miss this free list of companies that have proven they can grow earnings.

Please note, the market returns quoted in this article reflect the market weighted average returns of stocks that currently trade on GB exchanges.

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