Wing Chi Holdings Limited (HKG:6080) shareholders should be happy to see the share price up 24% in the last month. But in truth the last year hasn’t been good for the share price. The cold reality is that the stock has dropped 47% in one year, under-performing the market.
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Given that Wing Chi Holdings 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. That’s because fast revenue growth can be easily extrapolated to forecast profits, often of considerable size.
Wing Chi Holdings’s revenue didn’t grow at all in the last year. In fact, it fell 18%. That’s not what investors generally want to see. Shareholders have seen the share price drop 47% in that time. What would you expect when revenue is falling, and it doesn’t make a profit? We think most holders must believe revenue growth will improve, or else costs will decline.
The image below shows how earnings and revenue have tracked over time (if you click on the image you can see greater detail).
SEHK:6080 Income Statement April 13th 2020
It’s probably worth noting that the CEO is paid less than the median at similar sized companies. But while CEO remuneration is always worth checking, the really important question is whether the company can grow earnings going forward. This free interactive report on Wing Chi Holdings’s earnings, revenue and cash flow is a great place to start, if you want to investigate the stock further.
A Different Perspective
We doubt Wing Chi Holdings shareholders are happy with the loss of 47% over twelve months. That falls short of the market, which lost 16%. There’s no doubt that’s a disappointment, but the stock may well have fared better in a stronger market. The share price decline has continued throughout the most recent three months, down 21%, suggesting an absence of enthusiasm from investors. Basically, most investors should be wary of buying into a poor-performing stock, unless the business itself has clearly improved. 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. For instance, we’ve identified 4 warning signs for Wing Chi Holdings (1 doesn’t sit too well with us) that you should be aware of.
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