The last three months have been tough on Fluent, Inc. (NASDAQ:FLNT) shareholders, who have seen the share price decline a rather worrying 36%. But over the last year the share price action has been satisfactory. Indeed the stock is up 47% over twelve months, compared to a market return of about 43%.

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Given that Fluent didn't make a profit in the last twelve months, we'll focus on revenue growth to form a quick view of its business development. 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.

Over the last twelve months, Fluent's revenue grew by 2.7%. That's not great considering the company is losing money. In keeping with the revenue growth, the share price gained 47% in that time. While not a huge gain tht seems pretty reasonable. Given the market doesn't seem too excited about the stock, a closer look at the financial data could pay off, if you can find indications of a stronger growth trend in the future.

The company's revenue and earnings (over time) are depicted in the image below (click to see the exact numbers).

It's probably worth noting that the CEO is paid less than the median at similar sized companies. But while CEO remuneration is always worth checking, the really important question is whether the company can grow earnings going forward. This free report showing analyst forecasts should help you form a view on Fluent

A Different Perspective

Fluent's TSR for the year was broadly in line with the market average, at 47%. The silver lining is that the share price is up in the short term, which flies in the face of the annualised loss of 8% over the last five years. We're pretty skeptical of turnaround stories, but it's good to see the recent share price recovery. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand Fluent better, we need to consider many other factors. For example, we've discovered 2 warning signs for Fluent that you should be aware of before investing here.

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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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