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Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (NASDAQ:AVAH shareholders incur further losses as stock declines 15% this week, taking one-year losses to 80%

It's not a secret that every investor will make bad investments, from time to time. But it's not unreasonable to try to avoid truly shocking capital losses. It must have been painful to be a Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:AVAH) shareholder over the last year, since the stock price plummeted 80% in that time. That'd be a striking reminder about the importance of diversification. Because Aveanna Healthcare Holdings hasn't been listed for many years, the market is still learning about how the business performs. Furthermore, it's down 52% in about a quarter. That's not much fun for holders.

Given the past week has been tough on shareholders, let's investigate the fundamentals and see what we can learn.

View our latest analysis for Aveanna Healthcare Holdings

Aveanna Healthcare Holdings wasn't profitable in the last twelve months, it is unlikely we'll see a strong correlation between its share price and its earnings per share (EPS). Arguably revenue is our next best option. 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 twelve months, Aveanna Healthcare Holdings increased its revenue by 10.0%. While that may seem decent it isn't great considering the company is still making a loss. Even so you could argue that it's surprising that the share price has tanked 80%. Clearly the market was expecting better, and this may blow out projections of profitability. But if it will make money, albeit later than previously believed, this could be an opportunity.

You can see how earnings and revenue have changed over time in the image below (click on the chart to see the exact values).

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It's good to see that there was some significant insider buying in the last three months. That's a positive. On the other hand, we think the revenue and earnings trends are much more meaningful measures of the business. So we recommend checking out this free report showing consensus forecasts

A Different Perspective

Aveanna Healthcare Holdings shareholders are down 80% for the year, even worse than the market loss of 20%. There's no doubt that's a disappointment, but the stock may well have fared better in a stronger market. The share price decline has continued throughout the most recent three months, down 52%, suggesting an absence of enthusiasm from investors. Basically, most investors should be wary of buying into a poor-performing stock, unless the business itself has clearly improved. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand Aveanna Healthcare Holdings better, we need to consider many other factors. Take risks, for example - Aveanna Healthcare Holdings has 1 warning sign we think you should be aware of.

Aveanna Healthcare Holdings 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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