While it may not be enough for some shareholders, we think it is good to see the Guangdong Huafeng New Energy Technology Co.,Ltd. (SZSE:002806) share price up 10% in a single quarter. But that is little comfort to those holding over the last half decade, sitting on a big loss. Indeed, the share price is down 51% in the period. So we're hesitant to put much weight behind the short term increase. Of course, this could be the start of a turnaround.

Since Guangdong Huafeng New Energy TechnologyLtd has shed CN¥364m from its value in the past 7 days, let's see if the longer term decline has been driven by the business' economics.

See our latest analysis for Guangdong Huafeng New Energy TechnologyLtd

While the efficient markets hypothesis continues to be taught by some, it has been proven that markets are over-reactive dynamic systems, and investors are not always rational. 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, Guangdong Huafeng New Energy TechnologyLtd moved from a loss to profitability. Most would consider that to be a good thing, so it's counter-intuitive to see the share price declining. Other metrics may better explain the share price move.

Revenue is actually up 8.0% over the time period. So it seems one might have to take closer look at the fundamentals to understand why the share price languishes. After all, there may be an opportunity.

You can see below how earnings and revenue have changed over time (discover the exact values by clicking on the image).

You can see how its balance sheet has strengthened (or weakened) over time in this free interactive graphic.

A Different Perspective

We're pleased to report that Guangdong Huafeng New Energy TechnologyLtd shareholders have received a total shareholder return of 13% over one year. That certainly beats the loss of about 9% per year over the last half decade. The long term loss makes us cautious, but the short term TSR gain certainly hints at a brighter future. While it is well worth considering the different impacts that market conditions can have on the share price, there are other factors that are even more important. Like risks, for instance. Every company has them, and we've spotted 3 warning signs for Guangdong Huafeng New Energy TechnologyLtd (of which 1 shouldn't be ignored!) you should know about.

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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 CN exchanges.

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