Manitex International (NASDAQ:MNTX) Share Prices Have Dropped 45% In The Last Three Years

Manitex International, Inc. (NASDAQ:MNTX) shareholders should be happy to see the share price up 25% in the last quarter. But that doesn't help the fact that the three year return is less impressive. After all, the share price is down 45% in the last three years, significantly under-performing the market.

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Because Manitex International 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. When a company doesn't make profits, we'd generally expect to see good revenue growth. Some companies are willing to postpone profitability to grow revenue faster, but in that case one does expect good top-line growth.

In the last three years, Manitex International saw its revenue grow by 8.3% per year, compound. That's a pretty good rate of top-line growth. Shareholders have endured a share price decline of 13% per year. This implies the market had higher expectations of Manitex International. However, that's in the past now, and it's the future is more important - and the future looks brighter (based on revenue, anyway).

The image below shows how earnings and revenue have tracked over time (if you click on the image you can see greater detail).

We like that insiders have been buying shares in the last twelve months. Even so, future earnings will be far more important to whether current shareholders make money. If you are thinking of buying or selling Manitex International stock, you should check out this free report showing analyst profit forecasts.

A Different Perspective

Manitex International shareholders are down 24% for the year, but the market itself is up 18%. Even the share prices of good stocks drop sometimes, but we want to see improvements in the fundamental metrics of a business, before getting too interested. Regrettably, last year's performance caps off a bad run, with the shareholders facing a total loss of 6.3% per year over five years. We realise that Baron Rothschild has said investors should "buy when there is blood on the streets", but we caution that investors should first be sure they are buying a high quality business. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand Manitex International better, we need to consider many other factors. Even so, be aware that Manitex International is showing 2 warning signs in our investment analysis , you should know about...

Manitex International is not the only stock insiders are buying. So take a peek at this free list of growing companies with insider buying.

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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