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Investors can approximate the average market return by buying an index fund. Active investors aim to buy stocks that vastly outperform the market - but in the process, they risk under-performance. For example, the Secoo Holding Limited (NASDAQ:SECO) share price is down 46% in the last year. That's disappointing when you consider the market returned 3.0%. We wouldn't rush to judgement on Secoo Holding because we don't have a long term history to look at. And the share price decline continued over the last week, dropping some 6.3%.
Check out our latest analysis for Secoo Holding
To quote Buffett, 'Ships will sail around the world but the Flat Earth Society will flourish. There will continue to be wide discrepancies between price and value in the marketplace...' 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.
During the unfortunate twelve months during which the Secoo Holding share price fell, it actually saw its earnings per share (EPS) improve by 24%. Of course, the situation might betray previous over-optimism about growth. The divergence between the EPS and the share price is quite notable, during the year. So it's easy to justify a look at some other metrics.
Secoo Holding 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 below how earnings and revenue have changed over time (discover the exact values by clicking on the image).
It is of course excellent to see how Secoo Holding has grown profits over the years, but the future is more important for shareholders. This free interactive report on Secoo Holding's balance sheet strength is a great place to start, if you want to investigate the stock further.
A Different Perspective
Given that the market gained 3.0% in the last year, Secoo Holding shareholders might be miffed that they lost 46%. While the aim is to do better than that, it's worth recalling that even great long-term investments sometimes underperform for a year or more. With the stock down 2.1% over the last three months, the market doesn't seem to believe that the company has solved all its problems. Basically, most investors should be wary of buying into a poor-performing stock, unless the business itself has clearly improved. Before deciding if you like the current share price, check how Secoo Holding scores on these 3 valuation metrics.