Komipharm International (KOSDAQ:041960) shareholders are up 12% this past week, but still in the red over the last five years

It's nice to see the Komipharm International Co., Ltd. (KOSDAQ:041960) share price up 12% in a week. But that doesn't change the fact that the returns over the last half decade have been disappointing. Indeed, the share price is down 60% in the period. So we're hesitant to put much weight behind the short term increase. We'd err towards caution given the long term under-performance.

The recent uptick of 12% could be a positive sign of things to come, so let's take a look at historical fundamentals.

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To paraphrase Benjamin Graham: Over the short term the market is a voting machine, but over the long term it's a weighing machine. One flawed but reasonable way to assess how sentiment around a company has changed is to compare the earnings per share (EPS) with the share price.

During five years of share price growth, Komipharm International moved from a loss to profitability. Most would consider that to be a good thing, so it's counter-intuitive to see the share price declining. Other metrics might give us a better handle on how its value is changing over time.

Revenue is actually up 9.7% over the time period. A more detailed examination of the revenue and earnings may or may not explain why the share price languishes; there could be an opportunity.

You can see how earnings and revenue have changed over time in the image below (click on the chart to see the exact values).

Take a more thorough look at Komipharm International's financial health with this free report on its balance sheet.

A Different Perspective

It's nice to see that Komipharm International shareholders have received a total shareholder return of 42% over the last year. That certainly beats the loss of about 10% per year over the last half decade. This makes us a little wary, but the business might have turned around its fortunes. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand Komipharm International better, we need to consider many other factors. For instance, we've identified 1 warning sign for Komipharm International that you should be aware of.

We will like Komipharm International better if we see some big insider buys. While we wait, check out this free list of undervalued stocks (mostly small caps) with considerable, recent, insider buying.

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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