The most you can lose on any stock (assuming you don't use leverage) is 100% of your money. But when you pick a company that is really flourishing, you can make more than 100%. For example, the China Ruyi Holdings Limited (HKG:136) share price has soared 122% in the last half decade. Most would be very happy with that. Also pleasing for shareholders was the 25% gain in the last three months.
While the stock has fallen 3.6% this week, it's worth focusing on the longer term and seeing if the stocks historical returns have been driven by the underlying fundamentals.
See our latest analysis for China Ruyi Holdings
While markets are a powerful pricing mechanism, share prices reflect investor sentiment, not just underlying business performance. One way to examine how market sentiment has changed over time is to look at the interaction between a company's share price and its earnings per share (EPS).
During the last half decade, China Ruyi Holdings became profitable. Sometimes, the start of profitability is a major inflection point that can signal fast earnings growth to come, which in turn justifies very strong share price gains.
The company's earnings per share (over time) is depicted in the image below (click to see the exact numbers).
We know that China Ruyi Holdings has improved its bottom line lately, but is it going to grow revenue? Check if analysts think China Ruyi Holdings will grow revenue in the future.
A Different Perspective
It's nice to see that China Ruyi Holdings shareholders have received a total shareholder return of 50% over the last year. That gain is better than the annual TSR over five years, which is 17%. Therefore it seems like sentiment around the company has been positive lately. Given the share price momentum remains strong, it might be worth taking a closer look at the stock, lest you miss an opportunity. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand China Ruyi Holdings better, we need to consider many other factors. For instance, we've identified 3 warning signs for China Ruyi Holdings that you should be aware of.
But note: China Ruyi Holdings may not be the best stock to buy. So take a peek at this free list of interesting companies with past earnings growth (and further growth forecast).
Please note, the market returns quoted in this article reflect the market weighted average returns of stocks that currently trade on Hong Kong exchanges.
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