Update: Fu Chun Shin Machinery Manufacture (GTSM:6603) Stock Gained 35% In The Last Five Years

When you buy and hold a stock for the long term, you definitely want it to provide a positive return. Furthermore, you'd generally like to see the share price rise faster than the market Unfortunately for shareholders, while the Fu Chun Shin Machinery Manufacture Co., Ltd. (GTSM:6603) share price is up 35% in the last five years, that's less than the market return. However, more recent buyers should be happy with the increase of 28% over the last year.

Check out our latest analysis for Fu Chun Shin Machinery Manufacture

Given that Fu Chun Shin Machinery Manufacture only made minimal earnings in the last twelve months, we'll focus on revenue to gauge its business development. Generally speaking, we'd consider a stock like this alongside loss-making companies, simply because the quantum of the profit is so low. For shareholders to have confidence a company will grow profits significantly, it must grow revenue.

For the last half decade, Fu Chun Shin Machinery Manufacture can boast revenue growth at a rate of 3.0% per year. That's not a very high growth rate considering the bottom line. It's probably fair to say that the modest growth is reflected in the modest share price gain of 6% per year. If profitability is likely in the near term, then this might be one to add to your watchlist.

The image below shows how earnings and revenue have tracked over time (if you click on the image you can see greater detail).

This free interactive report on Fu Chun Shin Machinery Manufacture's balance sheet strength is a great place to start, if you want to investigate the stock further.

What About Dividends?

As well as measuring the share price return, investors should also consider the total shareholder return (TSR). The TSR incorporates the value of any spin-offs or discounted capital raisings, along with any dividends, based on the assumption that the dividends are reinvested. It's fair to say that the TSR gives a more complete picture for stocks that pay a dividend. As it happens, Fu Chun Shin Machinery Manufacture's TSR for the last 5 years was 53%, which exceeds the share price return mentioned earlier. And there's no prize for guessing that the dividend payments largely explain the divergence!

A Different Perspective

Fu Chun Shin Machinery Manufacture shareholders gained a total return of 29% during the year. But that was short of the market average. The silver lining is that the gain was actually better than the average annual return of 9% per year over five year. It is possible that returns will improve along with the business fundamentals. 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. Take risks, for example - Fu Chun Shin Machinery Manufacture has 5 warning signs (and 2 which are significant) we think you should know about.

If you would prefer to check out another company -- one with potentially superior financials -- then do not miss this free list of companies that have proven they can grow earnings.

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

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