Even after rising 6.5% this past week, Doosan Fuel Cell (KRX:336260) shareholders are still down 47% over the past five years

Doosan Fuel Cell Co., Ltd. (KRX:336260) shareholders will doubtless be very grateful to see the share price up 54% in the last quarter. But if you look at the last five years the returns have not been good. You would have done a lot better buying an index fund, since the stock has dropped 48% in that half decade.

On a more encouraging note the company has added ₩95b to its market cap in just the last 7 days, so let's see if we can determine what's driven the five-year loss for shareholders.

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Given that Doosan Fuel Cell 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. When a company doesn't make profits, we'd generally hope to see good revenue growth. That's because it's hard to be confident a company will be sustainable if revenue growth is negligible, and it never makes a profit.

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

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A Different Perspective

We're pleased to report that Doosan Fuel Cell shareholders have received a total shareholder return of 26% over one year. There's no doubt those recent returns are much better than the TSR loss of 8% per year over five years. 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 Doosan Fuel Cell better, we need to consider many other factors. Take risks, for example - Doosan Fuel Cell has 1 warning sign we think 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 South Korean exchanges.

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