Hao Tian International Construction Investment Group's (HKG:1341) Shareholders Are Down 34% On Their Shares

It's nice to see the Hao Tian International Construction Investment Group Limited (HKG:1341) share price up 13% in a week. But that doesn't change the fact that the returns over the last five years have been less than pleasing. In fact, the share price is down 34%, which falls well short of the return you could get by buying an index fund.

Check out our latest analysis for Hao Tian International Construction Investment Group

Hao Tian International Construction Investment Group isn't currently profitable, so most analysts would look to revenue growth to get an idea of how fast the underlying business is growing. 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 does expect good top-line growth.

You can see how earnings and revenue have changed over time in the image below (click on the chart to see the exact values).

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A Different Perspective

It's nice to see that Hao Tian International Construction Investment Group shareholders have received a total shareholder return of 13% over the last year. Notably the five-year annualised TSR loss of 6% per year compares very unfavourably with the recent share price performance. We generally put more weight on the long term performance over the short term, but the recent improvement could hint at a (positive) inflection point within the business. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand Hao Tian International Construction Investment Group better, we need to consider many other factors. Consider risks, for instance. Every company has them, and we've spotted 1 warning sign for Hao Tian International Construction Investment Group you should know about.

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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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