For many investors, the main point in stock selection is to generate returns that are higher than the overall market. However, any portfolio may have some stocks that underperform its benchmark.Unfortunately, it has been going on for a long time Suzhou Kingswood Educational Technology Co., Ltd. (SZSE:300192) shareholders have seen the share price decline 29% over the past three years, well below the market decline of around 17%. And the stock price continued to fall last week, dropping about 11%.
With the share price down 11% over the past week, it's worth looking at the company's earnings to see if there are any warning signs.
Check out our latest analysis for Suzhou Kingswood Education Technology.
To paraphrase Benjamin Graham, in the short term the market is a voting machine, but in the long term it is a weighing machine. By comparing earnings per share (EPS) and share price changes over time, we can learn how investor attitudes to a company have changed over time.
During five years of stock price growth, Suzhou Kingswood Education Technology went from a loss to a profit. This is generally considered a positive, so we're surprised by the drop in the share price. Therefore, it's worth looking at other metrics to understand stock price movements.
Perhaps with its 5.6% annualized revenue decline, people are thinking that Suzhou Kingswood Education Technology is shrinking. This is not surprising, as without revenue growth, EPS growth is unlikely to continue for long.
You can see below how earnings and revenue have changed over time (unveil the exact values by clicking on the image).
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What about total shareholder return (TSR)?
Investors should note that there is a difference between Suzhou Kingswood Education Technology's total shareholder return (TSR) and share price change discussed above. Arguably, the TSR is a more complete return calculation because it takes into account the value of dividends (as if reinvested), along with the hypothetical value of any discounted capital provided to shareholders. Its history of dividend payments means that Suzhou Kingswood Education Technology's TSR is 26%. drop It wasn't as bad as the stock return over the past three years.
different perspective
Suzhou Kingswood Education Technology shareholders are down 18% in twelve months, which is not far from the market return of -17%. The silver lining is that long-term investors would have made a total return of 0.1% per year over six months. Opportunities can arise when stock prices are influenced by changes in sentiment rather than deteriorating business conditions. I think it's very interesting to look at stock price over the long term as an indicator of business performance. But to really gain insight, you need to consider other information as well. For example, we discovered that 2 warning signs for Suzhou Kingswood Education Technology (1 is a little worrying!) Here's what you need to know before investing.
of course, You may find a great investment if you look elsewhere. So take a look at this free A list of companies with expected revenue growth.
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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