Introducing Shineroad International Holdings (HKG:1587), The Stock That Dropped 14% In The Last Year
It's easy to match the overall market return by buying an index fund. Active investors aim to buy stocks that vastly outperform the market - but in the process, they risk under-performance. For example, the Shineroad International Holdings Limited (HKG:1587) share price is down 14% in the last year. That contrasts poorly with the market return of -0.2%. Shineroad International Holdings hasn't been listed for long, so although we're wary of recent listings that perform poorly, it may still prove itself with time. The good news is that the stock is up 1.1% in the last week.
Check out our latest analysis for Shineroad International Holdings
There is no denying that markets are sometimes efficient, but prices do not always reflect underlying business performance. One way to examine how market sentiment has changed over time is to look at the interaction between a company's share price and its earnings per share (EPS).
Unhappily, Shineroad International Holdings had to report a 22% decline in EPS over the last year. This fall in the EPS is significantly worse than the 14% the share price fall. So the market may not be too worried about the EPS figure, at the moment -- or it may have expected earnings to drop faster.
The image below shows how EPS has tracked over time (if you click on the image you can see greater detail).
Before buying or selling a stock, we always recommend a close examination of historic growth trends, available here.
A Different Perspective
We doubt Shineroad International Holdings shareholders are happy with the loss of 14% over twelve months. That falls short of the market, which lost 0.2%. That's disappointing, but it's worth keeping in mind that the market-wide selling wouldn't have helped. With the stock down 3.1% over the last three months, the market doesn't seem to believe that the company has solved all its problems. Given the relatively short history of this stock, we'd remain pretty wary until we see some strong business performance. 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 instance, we've identified 3 warning signs for Shineroad International Holdings (1 makes us a bit uncomfortable) 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 HK exchanges.
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