Dare Power Dekor HomeLtd's (SZSE:000910) earnings trajectory could turn positive as the stock soars 16% this past week

Dare Power Dekor Home Co.,Ltd. (SZSE:000910) shareholders will doubtless be very grateful to see the share price up 36% in the last quarter. But if you look at the last five years the returns have not been good. In fact, the share price is down 33%, which falls well short of the return you could get by buying an index fund.

While the stock has risen 16% 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 Dare Power Dekor HomeLtd

To paraphrase Benjamin Graham: Over the short term the market is a voting machine, but over the long term it's a weighing machine. 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).

Looking back five years, both Dare Power Dekor HomeLtd's share price and EPS declined; the latter at a rate of 21% per year. This fall in the EPS is worse than the 8% compound annual share price fall. So the market may previously have expected a drop, or else it expects the situation will improve.

The image below shows how EPS has tracked over time (if you click on the image you can see greater detail).

Dive deeper into Dare Power Dekor HomeLtd's key metrics by checking this interactive graph of Dare Power Dekor HomeLtd's earnings, revenue and cash flow.

What About Dividends?

When looking at investment returns, it is important to consider the difference between total shareholder return (TSR) and share price return. The TSR incorporates the value of any spin-offs or discounted capital raisings, along with any dividends, based on the assumption that the dividends are reinvested. Arguably, the TSR gives a more comprehensive picture of the return generated by a stock. We note that for Dare Power Dekor HomeLtd the TSR over the last 5 years was -27%, which is better than the share price return mentioned above. This is largely a result of its dividend payments!

A Different Perspective

Dare Power Dekor HomeLtd's TSR for the year was broadly in line with the market average, at 7.7%. To take a positive view, the gain is pleasing, and it sure beats annualized TSR loss of 5%, which was endured over half a decade. While 'turnarounds seldom turn' there are green shoots for Dare Power Dekor HomeLtd. I find it very interesting to look at share price over the long term as a proxy for business performance. But to truly gain insight, we need to consider other information, too. Case in point: We've spotted 1 warning sign for Dare Power Dekor HomeLtd you should be aware of.

We will like Dare Power Dekor HomeLtd better if we see some big insider buys. While we wait, check out this free list of undervalued stocks (mostly small caps) with considerable, recent, insider buying.

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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