Business-intelligence of Oriental Nations (SZSE:300166 shareholders incur further losses as stock declines 13% this week, taking five-year losses to 43%

Ideally, your overall portfolio should beat the market average. But even the best stock picker will only win with some selections. So we wouldn't blame long term Business-intelligence of Oriental Nations Corporation Ltd. (SZSE:300166) shareholders for doubting their decision to hold, with the stock down 43% over a half decade. Unfortunately the share price momentum is still quite negative, with prices down 21% in thirty days.

If the past week is anything to go by, investor sentiment for Business-intelligence of Oriental Nations isn't positive, so let's see if there's a mismatch between fundamentals and the share price.

See our latest analysis for Business-intelligence of Oriental Nations

Given that Business-intelligence of Oriental Nations didn't make a profit in the last twelve months, we'll focus on revenue growth to form a quick view of its business development. Shareholders of unprofitable companies usually desire strong revenue growth. That's because fast revenue growth can be easily extrapolated to forecast profits, often of considerable size.

Over five years, Business-intelligence of Oriental Nations grew its revenue at 2.5% per year. That's far from impressive given all the money it is losing. Given the weak growth, the share price fall of 7% isn't particularly surprising. Investors should consider how bad the losses are, and whether the company can make it to profitability with ease. Shareholders will want the company to approach profitability if it can't grow revenue any faster.

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

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A Different Perspective

Business-intelligence of Oriental Nations shareholders are down 5.0% for the year, but the market itself is up 6.1%. However, keep in mind that even the best stocks will sometimes underperform the market over a twelve month period. However, the loss over the last year isn't as bad as the 7% per annum loss investors have suffered over the last half decade. We'd need to see some sustained improvements in the key metrics before we could muster much enthusiasm. 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. Take risks, for example - Business-intelligence of Oriental Nations has 1 warning sign 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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