Tatwah SmartechLtd (SZSE:002512) shareholder returns have been decent, earning 82% in 3 years

One simple way to benefit from the stock market is to buy an index fund. But many of us dare to dream of bigger returns, and build a portfolio ourselves. Just take a look at Tatwah Smartech Co.,Ltd. (SZSE:002512), which is up 82%, over three years, soundly beating the market decline of 5.9% (not including dividends). On the other hand, the returns haven't been quite so good recently, with shareholders up just 29%.

Since it's been a strong week for Tatwah SmartechLtd shareholders, let's have a look at trend of the longer term fundamentals.

See our latest analysis for Tatwah SmartechLtd

Tatwah SmartechLtd isn't currently profitable, so most analysts would look to revenue growth to get an idea of how fast the underlying business is growing. When a company doesn't make profits, we'd generally hope to see good revenue growth. That's because it's hard to be confident a company will be sustainable if revenue growth is negligible, and it never makes a profit.

In the last 3 years Tatwah SmartechLtd saw its revenue shrink by 3.6% per year. The revenue growth might be lacking but the share price has gained 22% each year in that time. If the company is cutting costs profitability could be on the horizon, but the revenue decline is a prima facie concern.

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

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

A Different Perspective

It's nice to see that Tatwah SmartechLtd shareholders have received a total shareholder return of 29% over the last year. There's no doubt those recent returns are much better than the TSR loss of 0.5% per year over five years. The long term loss makes us cautious, but the short term TSR gain certainly hints at a brighter future. 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. Even so, be aware that Tatwah SmartechLtd is showing 3 warning signs in our investment analysis , and 2 of those are significant...

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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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