China Fordoo Holdings (HKG:2399) Has Gifted Shareholders With A Fantastic 197% Total Return On Their Investment

When you buy a stock there is always a possibility that it could drop 100%. But on a lighter note, a good company can see its share price rise well over 100%. For instance, the price of China Fordoo Holdings Limited (HKG:2399) stock is up an impressive 172% over the last five years. It's up an even more impressive 189% over the last quarter.

View our latest analysis for China Fordoo Holdings

China Fordoo Holdings wasn't profitable in the last twelve months, it is unlikely we'll see a strong correlation between its share price and its earnings per share (EPS). Arguably revenue is our next best option. When a company doesn't make profits, we'd generally expect to see good revenue growth. As you can imagine, fast revenue growth, when maintained, often leads to fast profit growth.

Over the last half decade China Fordoo Holdings' revenue has actually been trending down at about 32% per year. Given that scenario, we wouldn't have expected the share price to rise 22% per year, but that's what it did. It just goes to show tht the market is forward looking, and it's not always easy to predict the future based on past trends. Still, this situation makes us a little wary of the stock.

The graphic below depicts how earnings and revenue have changed over time (unveil the exact values by clicking on the image).

We're pleased to report that the CEO is remunerated more modestly than most CEOs at similarly capitalized companies. It's always worth keeping an eye on CEO pay, but a more important question is whether the company will grow earnings throughout the years. This free interactive report on China Fordoo Holdings' earnings, revenue and cash flow is a great place to start, if you want to investigate the stock further.

What about the Total Shareholder Return (TSR)?

We've already covered China Fordoo Holdings' share price action, but we should also mention its total shareholder return (TSR). The TSR is a return calculation that accounts for the value of cash dividends (assuming that any dividend received was reinvested) and the calculated value of any discounted capital raisings and spin-offs. Dividends have been really beneficial for China Fordoo Holdings shareholders, and that cash payout contributed to why its TSR of 197%, over the last 5 years, is better than the share price return.

A Different Perspective

China Fordoo Holdings shareholders are down 2.1% for the year, but the market itself is up 13%. Even the share prices of good stocks drop sometimes, but we want to see improvements in the fundamental metrics of a business, before getting too interested. On the bright side, long term shareholders have made money, with a gain of 24% per year over half a decade. It could be that the recent sell-off is an opportunity, so it may be worth checking the fundamental data for signs of a long term growth trend. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand China Fordoo Holdings better, we need to consider many other factors. For instance, we've identified 3 warning signs for China Fordoo Holdings (2 are potentially serious) that you should be aware of.

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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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