--- title: "Despite lower earnings than five years ago, China PengFei Group (HKG:3348) investors are up 108% since then" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/275455891.md" description: "China PengFei Group (HKG:3348) shares fell 11% this week, but have risen 45% over the past five years, despite a 5% annual drop in earnings per share (EPS) and a 4.4% annual revenue decline. The total shareholder return (TSR) over five years is 108%, boosted by dividends. Shareholders saw a 26% return this year, below market averages. Insider buying in recent months is a positive sign, but the company faces challenges that may affect future performance." datetime: "2026-02-10T11:49:43.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/275455891.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/275455891.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/275455891.md) --- # Despite lower earnings than five years ago, China PengFei Group (HKG:3348) investors are up 108% since then The **China PengFei Group Limited** (HKG:3348) share price has had a bad week, falling 11%. On the bright side the returns have been quite good over the last half decade. After all, the share price is up a market-beating 45% in that time. Although China PengFei Group has shed HK$75m from its market cap this week, let's take a look at its longer term fundamental trends and see if they've driven returns. AI is about to change healthcare. These 20 stocks are working on everything from early diagnostics to drug discovery. The best part - they are all under $10bn in marketcap - there is still time to get in early. In his essay _The Superinvestors of Graham-and-Doddsville_ Warren Buffett described how share prices do not always rationally reflect the value of a business. One imperfect but simple way to consider how the market perception of a company has shifted is to compare the change in the earnings per share (EPS) with the share price movement. During five years of share price growth, China PengFei Group actually saw its EPS drop 5.0% per year. This means it's unlikely the market is judging the company based on earnings growth. Because earnings per share don't seem to match up with the share price, we'll take a look at other metrics instead. The revenue reduction of 4.4% per year is not a positive. It certainly surprises us that the share price is up, but perhaps a closer examination of the data will yield answers. You can see how earnings and revenue have changed over time in the image below (click on the chart to see the exact values). SEHK:3348 Earnings and Revenue Growth February 10th 2026 It's good to see that there was some significant insider buying in the last three months. That's a positive. That said, we think earnings and revenue growth trends are even more important factors to consider. Dive deeper into the earnings by checking this interactive graph of China PengFei Group's earnings, revenue and cash flow. ## What About Dividends? It is important to consider the total shareholder return, as well as the share price return, for any given stock. The TSR is a return calculation that accounts for the value of cash dividends (assuming that any dividend received was reinvested) and the calculated value of any discounted capital raisings and spin-offs. It's fair to say that the TSR gives a more complete picture for stocks that pay a dividend. In the case of China PengFei Group, it has a TSR of 108% for the last 5 years. That exceeds its share price return that we previously mentioned. The dividends paid by the company have thusly boosted the _total_ shareholder return. ## A Different Perspective China PengFei Group shareholders are up 26% for the year (even including dividends). But that return falls short of the market. The silver lining is that the gain was actually better than the average annual return of 16% per year over five year. It is possible that returns will improve along with the business fundamentals. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand China PengFei Group better, we need to consider many other factors. To that end, you should learn about the **3 warning signs** we've spotted with China PengFei Group (including 1 which makes us a bit uncomfortable) . China PengFei Group is not the only stock insiders are buying. 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