For beginners, it can seem like a good idea (and an exciting prospect) to buy a company that tells a good story to investors, even if it currently lacks a track record of revenue and profit. Sometimes these stories can cloud the minds of investors, leading them to invest with their emotions rather than on the merit of good company fundamentals. Loss-making companies are always racing against time to reach financial sustainability, so investors in these companies may be taking on more risk than they should.
Despite being in the age of tech-stock blue-sky investing, many investors still adopt a more traditional strategy; buying shares in profitable companies like 63 moons technologies (NSE:63MOONS). While profit isn't the sole metric that should be considered when investing, it's worth recognising businesses that can consistently produce it.
Check out our latest analysis for 63 moons technologies
Strong earnings per share (EPS) results are an indicator of a company achieving solid profits, which investors look upon favourably and so the share price tends to reflect great EPS performance. So a growing EPS generally brings attention to a company in the eyes of prospective investors. Commendations have to be given in seeing that 63 moons technologies grew its EPS from ₹5.83 to ₹37.88, in one short year. Even though that growth rate may not be repeated, that looks like a breakout improvement.
Careful consideration of revenue growth and earnings before interest and taxation (EBIT) margins can help inform a view on the sustainability of the recent profit growth. On the one hand, 63 moons technologies' EBIT margins fell over the last year, but on the other hand, revenue grew. So it seems the future may hold further growth, especially if EBIT margins can remain steady.
You can take a look at the company's revenue and earnings growth trend, in the chart below. For finer detail, click on the image.
63 moons technologies isn't a huge company, given its market capitalisation of ₹24b. That makes it extra important to check on its balance sheet strength.
It's a necessity that company leaders act in the best interest of shareholders and so insider investment always comes as a reassurance to the market. 63 moons technologies followers will find comfort in knowing that insiders have a significant amount of capital that aligns their best interests with the wider shareholder group. Given insiders own a significant chunk of shares, currently valued at ₹7.7b, they have plenty of motivation to push the business to succeed. At 33% of the company, the co-investment by insiders fosters confidence that management will make long-term focussed decisions.
63 moons technologies' earnings have taken off in quite an impressive fashion. This level of EPS growth does wonders for attracting investment, and the large insider investment in the company is just the cherry on top. The hope is, of course, that the strong growth marks a fundamental improvement in the business economics. So based on this quick analysis, we do think it's worth considering 63 moons technologies for a spot on your watchlist. It is worth noting though that we have found 2 warning signs for 63 moons technologies that you need to take into consideration.
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Please note the insider transactions discussed in this article refer to reportable transactions in the relevant jurisdiction.
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