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It is a pleasure to report that the Uni-Bio Science Group Limited (HKG:690) is up 76% in the last quarter. But if you look at the last five years the returns have not been good. After all, the share price is down 35% in that time, significantly under-performing the market.

View our latest analysis for Uni-Bio Science Group

Uni-Bio Science Group isn't a profitable company, so it is unlikely we'll see a strong correlation between its share price and its earnings per share (EPS). Arguably revenue is our next best option. Generally speaking, companies without profits are expected to grow revenue every year, and at a good clip. That's because it's hard to be confident a company will be sustainable if revenue growth is negligible, and it never makes a profit.

In the last half decade, Uni-Bio Science Group saw its revenue increase by 7.8% per year. That's a fairly respectable growth rate. We doubt many shareholders are ok with the fact the share price has fallen 8.4% each year for half a decade. Clearly, the expectations from back then have not been satisfied. There is always a big risk of losing money yourself when you buy shares in a company that loses money.

Depicted in the graphic below, you'll see revenue and earnings over time. If you want more detail, you can click on the chart itself.

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A Different Perspective

It's nice to see that Uni-Bio Science Group shareholders have received a total shareholder return of 3.3% over the last year. Notably the five-year annualised TSR loss of 8.4% per year compares very unfavourably with the recent share price performance. This makes us a little wary, but the business might have turned around its fortunes. Shareholders might want to examine this detailed historical graph of past earnings, revenue and cash flow.

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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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