Beijing Enterprises Urban Resources Group (HKG:3718) Shareholders Have Enjoyed A 35% Share Price Gain

Beijing Enterprises Urban Resources Group Limited (HKG:3718) shareholders might understandably be very concerned that the share price has dropped 47% in the last quarter. But that doesn't change the fact that the returns over the last year have been pleasing. After all, the share price is up a market-beating 35% in that time.

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In his essay The Superinvestors of Graham-and-Doddsville Warren Buffett described how share prices do not always rationally reflect the value of a business. One imperfect but simple way to consider how the market perception of a company has shifted is to compare the change in the earnings per share (EPS) with the share price movement.

During the last year Beijing Enterprises Urban Resources Group grew its earnings per share (EPS) by 30%. We note that the earnings per share growth isn't far from the share price growth (of 35%). So this implies that investor expectations of the company have remained pretty steady. It makes intuitive sense that the share price and EPS would grow at similar rates.

The graphic below depicts how EPS has changed over time (unveil the exact values by clicking on the image).

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. This free interactive report on Beijing Enterprises Urban Resources Group's earnings, revenue and cash flow is a great place to start, if you want to investigate the stock further.

A Different Perspective

It's nice to see that Beijing Enterprises Urban Resources Group shareholders have gained 35% over the last year. Unfortunately the share price is down 47% over the last quarter. It may simply be that the share price got ahead of itself, although there may have been fundamental developments that are weighing on it. I find it very interesting to look at share price over the long term as a proxy for business performance. But to truly gain insight, we need to consider other information, too. Consider for instance, the ever-present spectre of investment risk. We've identified 2 warning signs with Beijing Enterprises Urban Resources Group , and understanding them should be part of your investment process.

Beijing Enterprises Urban Resources Group is not the only stock that insiders are buying. For those who like to find winning investments this free list of growing companies with recent insider purchasing, could be just the ticket.

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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