Imagine Owning China Environmental Resources Group (HKG:1130) While The Price Tanked 70%

While not a mind-blowing move, it is good to see that the China Environmental Resources Group Limited (HKG:1130) share price has gained 24% in the last three months. But over the last three years we've seen a quite serious decline. In that time, the share price dropped 70%. So it's good to see it climbing back up. While many would remain nervous, there could be further gains if the business can put its best foot forward.

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Check out our latest analysis for China Environmental Resources Group

Because China Environmental Resources Group is loss-making, we think the market is probably more focussed on revenue and revenue growth, at least for now. Generally speaking, companies without profits are expected to grow revenue every year, and at a good clip. That's because fast revenue growth can be easily extrapolated to forecast profits, often of considerable size.

In the last three years, China Environmental Resources Group saw its revenue grow by 109% per year, compound. That's well above most other pre-profit companies. The share price has moved in quite the opposite direction, down 33% over that time, a bad result. It seems likely that the market is worried about the continual losses. But a share price drop of that magnitude could well signal that the market is overly negative on the stock.

Depicted in the graphic below, you'll see revenue and earnings over time. If you want more detail, you can click on the chart itself.

It's good to see that there was some significant insider buying in the last three months. That's a positive. On the other hand, we think the revenue and earnings trends are much more meaningful measures of the business. Before buying or selling a stock, we always recommend a close examination of historic growth trends, available here..

A Different Perspective

We regret to report that China Environmental Resources Group shareholders are down 53% for the year. Unfortunately, that's worse than the broader market decline of 12%. Having said that, it's inevitable that some stocks will be oversold in a falling market. The key is to keep your eyes on the fundamental developments. Unfortunately, last year's performance may indicate unresolved challenges, given that it was worse than the annualised loss of 14% over the last half decade. Generally speaking long term share price weakness can be a bad sign, though contrarian investors might want to research the stock in hope of a turnaround. Investors who like to make money usually check up on insider purchases, such as the price paid, and total amount bought. You can find out about the insider purchases of China Environmental Resources Group by clicking this link.

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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 HK exchanges.

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