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We think intelligent long term investing is the way to go. But no-one is immune from buying too high. For example the COSCO SHIPPING International (Singapore) Co., Ltd. (SGX:F83) share price dropped 53% over five years. That's not a lot of fun for true believers.
Since shareholders are down over the longer term, lets look at the underlying fundamentals over the that time and see if they've been consistent with returns.
Check out our latest analysis for COSCO SHIPPING International (Singapore)
In his essay The Superinvestors of Graham-and-Doddsville Warren Buffett described how share prices do not always rationally reflect the value of a business. One imperfect but simple way to consider how the market perception of a company has shifted is to compare the change in the earnings per share (EPS) with the share price movement.
COSCO SHIPPING International (Singapore) became profitable within the last five years. That would generally be considered a positive, so we are surprised to see the share price is down. Other metrics may better explain the share price move.
In contrast to the share price, revenue has actually increased by 0.9% a year in the five year 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.
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
COSCO SHIPPING International (Singapore) shareholders gained a total return of 10% during the year. But that return falls short of the market. On the bright side, that's still a gain, and it is certainly better than the yearly loss of about 9% endured over half a decade. So this might be a sign the business has turned its fortunes around. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand COSCO SHIPPING International (Singapore) better, we need to consider many other factors. To that end, you should be aware of the 1 warning sign we've spotted with COSCO SHIPPING International (Singapore) .
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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 Singaporean exchanges.
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