Dalian Sunasia Tourism HoldingLTD (SHSE:600593) shareholder returns have been impressive, earning 170% in 3 years

The most you can lose on any stock (assuming you don't use leverage) is 100% of your money. But in contrast you can make much more than 100% if the company does well. For instance the Dalian Sunasia Tourism Holding CO.,LTD (SHSE:600593) share price is 170% higher than it was three years ago. How nice for those who held the stock! On top of that, the share price is up 111% in about a quarter.

Since it's been a strong week for Dalian Sunasia Tourism HoldingLTD shareholders, let's have a look at trend of the longer term fundamentals.

See our latest analysis for Dalian Sunasia Tourism HoldingLTD

While Dalian Sunasia Tourism HoldingLTD made a small profit, in the last year, we think that the market is probably more focussed on the top line growth at the moment. As a general rule, we think this kind of company is more comparable to loss-making stocks, since the actual profit is so low. It would be hard to believe in a more profitable future without growing revenues.

In the last 3 years Dalian Sunasia Tourism HoldingLTD saw its revenue grow at 41% per year. That's much better than most loss-making companies. Meanwhile, the share price performance has been pretty solid at 39% compound over three years. This suggests the market has recognized the progress the business has made, at least to a significant degree. Nonetheless, we'd say Dalian Sunasia Tourism HoldingLTD is still worth investigating - successful businesses can often keep growing for long periods.

The image below shows how earnings and revenue have tracked over time (if you click on the image you can see greater detail).

This free interactive report on Dalian Sunasia Tourism HoldingLTD's balance sheet strength is a great place to start, if you want to investigate the stock further.

A Different Perspective

We're pleased to report that Dalian Sunasia Tourism HoldingLTD shareholders have received a total shareholder return of 98% over one year. Notably the five-year annualised TSR loss of 4% per year compares very unfavourably with the recent share price performance. The long term loss makes us cautious, but the short term TSR gain certainly hints at a brighter future. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand Dalian Sunasia Tourism HoldingLTD better, we need to consider many other factors. For instance, we've identified 3 warning signs for Dalian Sunasia Tourism HoldingLTD that you should be aware of.

Of course, you might find a fantastic investment by looking elsewhere. So take a peek at this free list of companies we expect will grow earnings.

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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