China High Speed Transmission Equipment Group (HKG:658) Sheds HK$818m, Company Earnings and Investor Returns Have Been Trending Downwards for Past Five Years
Some stocks are best avoided. We really hate to see fellow investors lose their hard-earned money. Anyone who held China High Speed Transmission Equipment Group Co., Ltd. (HKG:658) for five years would be nursing their metaphorical wounds since the share price dropped 77% in that time. And some of the more recent buyers are probably worried, too, with the stock falling 52% in the last year. Unfortunately the share price momentum is still quite negative, with prices down 28% in thirty days. Importantly, this could be a market reaction to the recently released financial results. You can check out the latest numbers in our company report.
After losing 22% this past week, it's worth investigating the company's fundamentals to see what we can infer from past performance.
View our latest analysis for China High Speed Transmission Equipment Group
While markets are a powerful pricing mechanism, share prices reflect investor sentiment, not just 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 the five years over which the share price declined, China High Speed Transmission Equipment Group's earnings per share (EPS) dropped by 9.3% each year. This reduction in EPS is less than the 25% annual reduction in the share price. This implies that the market is more cautious about the business these days. The low P/E ratio of 6.85 further reflects this reticence.
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 High Speed Transmission Equipment Group's earnings, revenue and cash flow is a great place to start, if you want to investigate the stock further.
A Different Perspective
Investors in China High Speed Transmission Equipment Group had a tough year, with a total loss of 52%, against a market gain of about 2.3%. Even the share prices of good stocks drop sometimes, but we want to see improvements in the fundamental metrics of a business, before getting too interested. Regrettably, last year's performance caps off a bad run, with the shareholders facing a total loss of 12% per year over five years. We realise that Baron Rothschild has said investors should "buy when there is blood on the streets", but we caution that investors should first be sure they are buying a high quality business. 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. To that end, you should learn about the 2 warning signs we've spotted with China High Speed Transmission Equipment Group (including 1 which can't be ignored) .
Of course, you might find a fantastic investment by looking elsewhere. So take a peek at this free list of companies we expect will grow earnings.
Please note, the market returns quoted in this article reflect the market weighted average returns of stocks that currently trade on Hong Kong exchanges.
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いくつかの株は避けるべきです。同じ投資家が辛く稼いだお金を失うのを見るのは本当に悲しいです。5年間China High Speed Transmission Equipment Group Co., Ltd.(HKG:658)の株を所有した人は、その期間に株価が77%下落したために精神的な傷をこじらせているかもしれません。また、最近株を購入した人も、株価が過去1年間に52%下落したために心配している可能性があります。残念なことに、株価の勢いはまだかなり負のままで、30日で28%下落しています。重要なのは、これが最近公表された財務結果に対する市場的反応である可能性があるということです。当社の企業レポートで最新の数字をチェックできます。
この1週間で22%下落した後、過去のパフォーマンスから何を推測できるかを調べる価値があります。
China High Speed Transmission Equipment Groupの最新の分析を見る
株価が下落した5年間で、China High Speed Transmission Equipment GroupのEPSは年平均9.3%減少しました。EPSの減少率は株価の年平均25%の減少よりも少ないです。これは、市場が最近ではビジネスに対してより慎重になっていることを示唆しています。P/E比が6.85で低いことは、この控えめな姿勢を反映しています。
下の図は、EPSがどのように変化したかを示しています(画像をクリックして正確な値を取得できます)。
earnings、revenue、cash flowについてChina High Speed Transmission Equipment Groupのこの無料インタラクティブレポートは、株式を調査する場合の素晴らしい出発点です。
別の観点
China High Speed Transmission Equipment Groupの投資家は、市場が約2.3%上昇したにもかかわらず、合計で52%の損失を被りました。良い株価も落ちることがありますが、私たちは事前にビジネスの基本的なメトリックスの改善を見たいと思っています。残念ながら、昨年のパフォーマンスは、株主が5年間で年間12%の合計損失に直面している悪い状態を締めくくったものです。私たちはバロン・ロートシルトが「街頭で血が流れるときに買わなければならない」と言ったことを理解していますが、投資家が高品質のビジネスを購入していることを確認した後に買うべきだと警告します。市況が株価に与える異なる影響を検討する価値は十分にありますが、より重要な要因があります。したがって、私たちはChina High Speed Transmission Equipment Groupで見つけた2つの警告サイン(無視できないものを含む)について学ぶ必要があります。