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Increasing losses over year doesn't faze Sangji Construction (KOSDAQ:042940) investors as stock swells 114% this past week

Simply Wall St · 1d ago

Unfortunately, investing is risky - companies can and do go bankrupt. But if you pick the right stock, you can make a lot more than 100%. For example, the Sangji Construction, Inc. (KOSDAQ:042940) share price has soared 147% return in just a single year. Better yet, the share price has risen 114% in the last week. On the other hand, longer term shareholders have had a tougher run, with the stock falling 28% in three years.

Since it's been a strong week for Sangji Construction shareholders, let's have a look at trend of the longer term fundamentals.

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Because Sangji Construction 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 hope to see good 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 Sangji Construction saw its revenue shrink by 78%. We're a little surprised to see the share price pop 147% in the last year. It just goes to show the market doesn't always pay attention to the reported numbers. It's quite likely the revenue fall was already priced in, anyway.

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

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KOSDAQ:A042940 Earnings and Revenue Growth December 5th 2025

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A Different Perspective

While the broader market gained around 67% in the last year, Sangji Construction shareholders lost 28%. However, keep in mind that even the best stocks will sometimes underperform the market over a twelve month period. Unfortunately, longer term shareholders are suffering worse, given the loss of 14% doled out over the last five years. We'd need to see some sustained improvements in the key metrics before we could muster much enthusiasm. I find it very interesting to look at share price over the long term as a proxy for business performance. But to truly gain insight, we need to consider other information, too. To that end, you should learn about the 4 warning signs we've spotted with Sangji Construction (including 3 which are significant) .

Of course Sangji Construction may not be the best stock to buy. So you may wish to see this free collection of growth stocks.

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