China Sanjiang Fine Chemicals (HKG:2198) shareholder returns have been favorable, earning 80% in 3 years
China Sanjiang Fine Chemicals (HKG:2198) has provided shareholders with an 80% return over the past three years, outperforming the market's 54% return. Recently, the total shareholder return (TSR) has been 50% in the last year, indicating improved performance. The company transitioned from a loss to profitability during this period, suggesting positive growth. However, there are two warning signs to consider. Overall, the stock's long-term performance reflects improving fundamentals, but investors should remain cautious.
By buying an index fund, you can roughly match the market return with ease. But if you pick the right individual stocks, you could make more than that. For example, China Sanjiang Fine Chemicals Company Limited (HKG:2198) shareholders have seen the share price rise 80% over three years, well in excess of the market return (54%, not including dividends). On the other hand, the returns haven't been quite so good recently, with shareholders up just 50%.
After a strong gain in the past week, it's worth seeing if longer term returns have been driven by improving fundamentals.
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There is no denying that markets are sometimes efficient, but prices do not always reflect underlying business performance. By comparing earnings per share (EPS) and share price changes over time, we can get a feel for how investor attitudes to a company have morphed over time.
During three years of share price growth, China Sanjiang Fine Chemicals moved from a loss to profitability. That would generally be considered a positive, so we'd expect the share price to be up.
The graphic below depicts how EPS has changed over time (unveil the exact values by clicking on the image).
This free interactive report on China Sanjiang Fine Chemicals' earnings, revenue and cash flow is a great place to start, if you want to investigate the stock further.
A Different Perspective
It's good to see that China Sanjiang Fine Chemicals has rewarded shareholders with a total shareholder return of 50% in the last twelve months. That's better than the annualised return of 4% over half a decade, implying that the company is doing better recently. Someone with an optimistic perspective could view the recent improvement in TSR as indicating that the business itself is getting better with time. 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. Take risks, for example - China Sanjiang Fine Chemicals has 2 warning signs we think you should be aware of.
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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 Hong Kong exchanges.
