While shareholders of CSG Smart Science&TechnologyLtd (SZSE:300222) are in the black over 1 year, those who bought a week ago aren't so fortunate

The CSG Smart Science&Technology Co.,Ltd. (SZSE:300222) share price has had a bad week, falling 14%. While that might be a setback, it doesn't negate the nice returns received over the last twelve months. After all, the share price is up a market-beating 52% in that time.

Since the long term performance has been good but there's been a recent pullback of 14%, let's check if the fundamentals match the share price.

Check out our latest analysis for CSG Smart Science&TechnologyLtd

CSG Smart Science&TechnologyLtd wasn't profitable in the last twelve months, it is unlikely we'll see a strong correlation between its share price and its earnings per share (EPS). Arguably revenue is our next best option. Generally speaking, companies without profits are expected to grow revenue every year, and at a good clip. Some companies are willing to postpone profitability to grow revenue faster, but in that case one would hope for good top-line growth to make up for the lack of earnings.

In the last year CSG Smart Science&TechnologyLtd saw its revenue shrink by 7.9%. The stock is up 52% in that time, a fine performance given the revenue drop. We can correlate the share price rise with revenue or profit growth, but it seems the market had previously expected weaker results, and sentiment around the stock is improving.

You can see below how earnings and revenue have changed over time (discover the exact values by clicking on the image).

Take a more thorough look at CSG Smart Science&TechnologyLtd's financial health with this free report on its balance sheet.

A Different Perspective

It's nice to see that CSG Smart Science&TechnologyLtd shareholders have received a total shareholder return of 52% over the last year. Since the one-year TSR is better than the five-year TSR (the latter coming in at 3% per year), it would seem that the stock's performance has improved in recent times. In the best case scenario, this may hint at some real business momentum, implying that now could be a great time to delve deeper. 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. For example, we've discovered 1 warning sign for CSG Smart Science&TechnologyLtd 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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