Shanghai Challenge TextileLtd's (SZSE:002486) earnings trajectory could turn positive as the stock swells 13% this past week

It's nice to see the Shanghai Challenge Textile Co.,Ltd. (SZSE:002486) share price up 13% in a week. But that can't change the reality that over the longer term (five years), the returns have been really quite dismal. In fact, the share price has declined rather badly, down some 63% in that time. So we're hesitant to put much weight behind the short term increase. Of course, this could be the start of a turnaround.

While the stock has risen 13% in the past week but long term shareholders are still in the red, let's see what the fundamentals can tell us.

Check out our latest analysis for Shanghai Challenge TextileLtd

In his essay The Superinvestors of Graham-and-Doddsville Warren Buffett described how share prices do not always rationally reflect the value of a business. One flawed but reasonable way to assess how sentiment around a company has changed is to compare the earnings per share (EPS) with the share price.

Looking back five years, both Shanghai Challenge TextileLtd's share price and EPS declined; the latter at a rate of 0.06% per year. This reduction in EPS is less than the 18% annual reduction in the share price. This implies that the market is more cautious about the business these days.

The graphic below depicts how EPS has changed over time (unveil the exact values by clicking on the image).

This free interactive report on Shanghai Challenge TextileLtd's earnings, revenue and cash flow is a great place to start, if you want to investigate the stock further.

A Different Perspective

We regret to report that Shanghai Challenge TextileLtd shareholders are down 45% for the year. Unfortunately, that's worse than the broader market decline of 11%. However, it could simply be that the share price has been impacted by broader market jitters. It might be worth keeping an eye on the fundamentals, in case there's a good opportunity. Unfortunately, last year's performance may indicate unresolved challenges, given that it was worse than the annualised loss of 10% over the last half decade. Generally speaking long term share price weakness can be a bad sign, though contrarian investors might want to research the stock in hope of a turnaround. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand Shanghai Challenge TextileLtd better, we need to consider many other factors. Take risks, for example - Shanghai Challenge TextileLtd has 3 warning signs we think 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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