Taking the occasional loss comes part and parcel with investing on the stock market. Anyone who held Bojun Education Company Limited (HKG:1758) over the last year knows what a loser feels like. In that relatively short period, the share price has plunged 65%. Bojun Education hasn't been listed for long, so although we're wary of recent listings that perform poorly, it may still prove itself with time. There was little comfort for shareholders in the last week as the price declined a further 4.0%.

Check out our latest analysis for Bojun Education

While the efficient markets hypothesis continues to be taught by some, it has been proven that markets are over-reactive dynamic systems, and investors are not always rational. 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 unfortunate twelve months during which the Bojun Education share price fell, it actually saw its earnings per share (EPS) improve by 20%. It's quite possible that growth expectations may have been unreasonable in the past.

It's fair to say that the share price does not seem to be reflecting the EPS growth. So it's easy to justify a look at some other metrics.

Bojun Education managed to grow revenue over the last year, which is usually a real positive. Since the fundamental metrics don't readily explain the share price drop, there might be an opportunity if the market has overreacted.

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

We're pleased to report that the CEO is remunerated more modestly than most CEOs at similarly capitalized companies. It's always worth keeping an eye on CEO pay, but a more important question is whether the company will grow earnings throughout the years. It might be well worthwhile taking a look at our free report on Bojun Education's earnings, revenue and cash flow.

A Different Perspective

Bojun Education shareholders are down 65% for the year, even worse than the market loss of 8.5%. That's disappointing, but it's worth keeping in mind that the market-wide selling wouldn't have helped. The share price decline has continued throughout the most recent three months, down 1.0%, suggesting an absence of enthusiasm from investors. Given the relatively short history of this stock, we'd remain pretty wary until we see some strong business performance. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand Bojun Education better, we need to consider many other factors. Case in point: We've spotted 4 warning signs for Bojun Education you should be aware of, and 2 of them are a bit unpleasant.