It's understandable if you feel frustrated when a stock you own sees a lower share price. But often it is not a reflection of the fundamental business performance. The Shenzhen WOTE Advanced Materials Co.,Ltd (SZSE:002886) is down 13% over a year, but the total shareholder return is -13% once you include the dividend. That's better than the market which declined 16% over the last year. On the bright side, the stock is actually up 1.8% in the last three years. In the last ninety days we've seen the share price slide 19%.
Since Shenzhen WOTE Advanced MaterialsLtd has shed CN¥442m from its value in the past 7 days, let's see if the longer term decline has been driven by the business' economics.
We don't think that Shenzhen WOTE Advanced MaterialsLtd's modest trailing twelve month profit has the market's full attention at the moment. We think revenue is probably a better guide. Generally speaking, we'd consider a stock like this alongside loss-making companies, simply because the quantum of the profit is so low. It would be hard to believe in a more profitable future without growing revenues.
Shenzhen WOTE Advanced MaterialsLtd grew its revenue by 0.05% over the last year. While that may seem decent it isn't great considering the company is still making a loss. The share price decline of 13% isn't too bad given how weak the overall market has been this year. So it looks like shareholders aren't caving in to fear at this time. This can be a sign that they are confident profits will flow. Are you?.
The image below shows how earnings and revenue have tracked over time (if you click on the image you can see greater detail).
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A Different Perspective
While it's never nice to take a loss, Shenzhen WOTE Advanced MaterialsLtd shareholders can take comfort that , including dividends,their trailing twelve month loss of 13% wasn't as bad as the market loss of around 16%. Of course, the long term returns are far more important and the good news is that over five years, the stock has returned 1.8% for each year. In the best case scenario the last year is just a temporary blip on the journey to 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. For example, we've discovered 4 warning signs for Shenzhen WOTE Advanced MaterialsLtd (1 is potentially serious!) that you should be aware of before investing here.
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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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