CASIN Real Estate Development Group Co.,Ltd. (SZSE:000838) shareholders might be concerned after seeing the share price drop 18% in the last quarter. But over three years, the returns would have left most investors smiling After all, the share price is up a market-beating 26% in that time.
The past week has proven to be lucrative for CASIN Real Estate Development GroupLtd investors, so let's see if fundamentals drove the company's three-year performance.
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CASIN Real Estate Development GroupLtd isn't currently profitable, so most analysts would look to revenue growth to get an idea of how fast the underlying business is growing. Generally speaking, companies without profits are expected to grow revenue every year, and at a good clip. As you can imagine, fast revenue growth, when maintained, often leads to fast profit growth.
CASIN Real Estate Development GroupLtd actually saw its revenue drop by 8.6% per year over three years. The revenue growth might be lacking but the share price has gained 8% each year in that time. If the company is cutting costs profitability could be on the horizon, but the revenue decline is a prima facie concern.
You can see how earnings and revenue have changed over time in the image below (click on the chart to see the exact values).
This free interactive report on CASIN Real Estate Development GroupLtd's balance sheet strength is a great place to start, if you want to investigate the stock further.
A Different Perspective
While the broader market gained around 0.7% in the last year, CASIN Real Estate Development GroupLtd shareholders lost 25%. However, keep in mind that even the best stocks will sometimes underperform the market over a twelve month period. On the bright side, long term shareholders have made money, with a gain of 4% per year over half a decade. It could be that the recent sell-off is an opportunity, so it may be worth checking the fundamental data for signs of a long term growth trend. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand CASIN Real Estate Development GroupLtd better, we need to consider many other factors. For instance, we've identified 2 warning signs for CASIN Real Estate Development GroupLtd (1 shouldn't be ignored) that 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 Chinese exchanges.
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