How Much Did ZhongAn Online P & C Insurance's(HKG:6060) Shareholders Earn From Share Price Movements Over The Last Three Years?

As an investor its worth striving to ensure your overall portfolio beats the market average. But its virtually certain that sometimes you will buy stocks that fall short of the market average returns. We regret to report that long term ZhongAn Online P & C Insurance Co., Ltd. (HKG:6060) shareholders have had that experience, with the share price dropping 46% in three years, versus a market decline of about 0.1%. Furthermore, it's down 21% in about a quarter. That's not much fun for holders.

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Given that ZhongAn Online P & C Insurance didn't make a profit in the last twelve months, we'll focus on revenue growth to form a quick view of its business development. Shareholders of unprofitable companies usually expect strong revenue growth. As you can imagine, fast revenue growth, when maintained, often leads to fast profit growth.

Over three years, ZhongAn Online P & C Insurance grew revenue at 43% per year. That is faster than most pre-profit companies. While its revenue increased, the share price dropped at a rate of 13% per year. That seems like an unlucky result for holders. It seems likely that actual growth fell short of shareholders' expectations. Still, with high hopes now tempered, now might prove to be an opportunity to buy.

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

It's probably worth noting that the CEO is paid less than the median at similar sized 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 report showing analyst forecasts should help you form a view on ZhongAn Online P & C Insurance

A Different Perspective

We're pleased to report that ZhongAn Online P & C Insurance rewarded shareholders with a total shareholder return of 21% over the last year. That certainly beats the loss of about 13% per year over three years. It could well be that the business has turned around -- or else regained the confidence of investors. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand ZhongAn Online P & C Insurance better, we need to consider many other factors. Even so, be aware that ZhongAn Online P & C Insurance is showing 1 warning sign in our investment analysis , 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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