Splunk's revenue chart looks great: https://ycharts.com/companies/SPLK/revenues_ttm https://ycharts.com/companies/SPLK/revenues_ttm When you are still growing,

Splunk's revenue chart looks great: https://ycharts.com/companies/SPLK/revenues_ttm https://ycharts.com/companies/SPLK/revenues_ttm When you are still growing, the goal is to invest as much as you can in further growth. Taking profits just means you pay taxes. The only problem with losing money is if it's not the result of increasing growth (which can later be turned into much bigger profits)