A Look At MoneyGram International's (NASDAQ:MGI) Share Price Returns

Over the last month the MoneyGram International, Inc. (NASDAQ:MGI) has been much stronger than before, rebounding by 78%. But that doesn't change the fact that the returns over the last three years have been disappointing. Regrettably, the share price slid 64% in that period. So it's good to see it climbing back up. Perhaps the company has turned over a new leaf.

Check out our latest analysis for MoneyGram International

MoneyGram International isn't currently profitable, so most analysts would look to revenue growth to get an idea of how fast the underlying business is growing. When a company doesn't make profits, we'd generally expect to see good revenue growth. That's because fast revenue growth can be easily extrapolated to forecast profits, often of considerable size.

In the last three years MoneyGram International saw its revenue shrink by 11% per year. That is not a good result. With revenue in decline, and profit but a dream, we can understand why the share price has been declining at 18% per year. Of course, it's the future that will determine whether today's price is a good one. We'd be pretty wary of this one until it makes a profit, because we don't specialize in finding turnaround situations.

You can see below how earnings and revenue have changed over time (discover the exact values by clicking on the image).

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

A Different Perspective

It's nice to see that MoneyGram International shareholders have received a total shareholder return of 51% over the last year. Notably the five-year annualised TSR loss of 8% 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. While it is well worth considering the different impacts that market conditions can have on the share price, there are other factors that are even more important. Even so, be aware that MoneyGram International is showing 2 warning signs in our investment analysis , you should know about...

Of course, you might find a fantastic investment by looking elsewhere. So take a peek at this free list of companies we expect will grow earnings.

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

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