Even the best stock pickers will make plenty of bad investments. Anyone who held Heng Hup Holdings Limited (HKG:1891) over the last year knows what a loser feels like. To wit the share price is down 62% in that time. Heng Hup Holdings hasn't been listed for long, so although we're wary of recent listings that perform poorly, it may still prove itself with time. Shareholders have had an even rougher run lately, with the share price down 19% in the last 90 days. Of course, this share price action may well have been influenced by the 10% decline in the broader market, throughout the period.

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There is no denying that markets are sometimes efficient, but prices do not always reflect underlying business performance. One flawed but reasonable way to assess how sentiment around a company has changed is to compare the earnings per share (EPS) with the share price.

A Different Perspective

Heng Hup Holdings shareholders are down 61% for the year, even worse than the market loss of 14%. 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 19%, 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 Heng Hup Holdings better, we need to consider many other factors. For instance, we've identified 4 warning signs for Heng Hup Holdings (1 shouldn't be ignored) that you should be aware of.

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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 HK exchanges.

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