ASX:AQC Income Statement Mar 13th 18
We can further assess Australian Pacific Coal’s loss by looking at what the industry has been experiencing over the past few years. Each year, for the past half a decade Australian Pacific Coal has seen an annual decline in revenue of -35.35%, on average. This adverse movement is a driver of the company’s inability to reach breakeven. Has the entire industry experienced this headwind? Scanning growth from a sector-level, the Australian metals and mining industry has been growing its average earnings by double-digit 13.86% over the previous year, and 13.00% over the last five years. This means any uplift the industry is benefiting from, Australian Pacific Coal has not been able to reap as much as its industry peers.
What does this mean?
Australian Pacific Coal’s track record can be a valuable insight into its earnings performance, but it certainly doesn’t tell the whole story. With companies that are currently loss-making, it is always difficult to forecast what will occur going forward, and when. The most valuable step is to examine company-specific issues Australian Pacific Coal may be facing and whether management guidance has steadily been met in the past. You should continue to research Australian Pacific Coal to get a more holistic view of the stock by looking at:
- 1. Financial Health: Is AQC’s operations financially sustainable? Balance sheets can be hard to analyze, which is why we’ve done it for you. Check out our financial health checks here.
- 2. Other High-Performing Stocks: Are there other stocks that provide better prospects with proven track records? Explore our free list of these great stocks here.
NB: Figures in this article are calculated using data from the trailing twelve months from 30 June 2017. This may not be consistent with full year annual report figures.
To help readers see pass the short term volatility of the financial market, we aim to bring you a long-term focused research analysis purely driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis does not factor in the latest price sensitive company announcements.
The author is an independent contributor and at the time of publication had no position in the stocks mentioned.