Pan Asia Environmental Protection Group's (HKG:556) earnings growth rate lags the 123% return delivered to shareholders

Some Pan Asia Environmental Protection Group Limited (HKG:556) shareholders are probably rather concerned to see the share price fall 36% over the last three months. But that doesn't change the fact that the returns over the last year have been very strong. Indeed, the share price is up an impressive 123% in that time. So it may be that the share price is simply cooling off after a strong rise. More important, going forward, is how the business itself is going.

Although Pan Asia Environmental Protection Group has shed HK$99m from its market cap this week, let's take a look at its longer term fundamental trends and see if they've driven returns.

View our latest analysis for Pan Asia Environmental Protection Group

To quote Buffett, 'Ships will sail around the world but the Flat Earth Society will flourish. There will continue to be wide discrepancies between price and value in the marketplace...' By comparing earnings per share (EPS) and share price changes over time, we can get a feel for how investor attitudes to a company have morphed over time.

Pan Asia Environmental Protection Group was able to grow EPS by 62% in the last twelve months. The share price gain of 123% certainly outpaced the EPS growth. So it's fair to assume the market has a higher opinion of the business than it a year ago. The fairly generous P/E ratio of 84.88 also points to this optimism.

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

We like that insiders have been buying shares in the last twelve months. Even so, future earnings will be far more important to whether current shareholders make money. This free interactive report on Pan Asia Environmental Protection Group's earnings, revenue and cash flow is a great place to start, if you want to investigate the stock further.

A Different Perspective

We're pleased to report that Pan Asia Environmental Protection Group shareholders have received a total shareholder return of 123% over one year. That certainly beats the loss of about 8% per year over the last half decade. 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. To that end, you should be aware of the 3 warning signs we've spotted with Pan Asia Environmental Protection Group .

Pan Asia Environmental Protection Group is not the only stock insiders are buying. So take a peek at this free list of small cap companies at attractive valuations which insiders have been buying.

Please note, the market returns quoted in this article reflect the market weighted average returns of stocks that currently trade on Hong Kong exchanges.

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