The Changbai Mountain Tourism Co., Ltd. (SHSE:603099) share price has had a bad week, falling 10%. But that doesn't displace its brilliant performance over three years. In fact, the share price has taken off in that time, up 349%. As long term investors the recent fall doesn't detract all that much from the longer term story. Only time will tell if there is still too much optimism currently reflected in the share price.

Although Changbai Mountain Tourism has shed CN¥987m from its market cap this week, let's take a look at its longer term fundamental trends and see if they've driven returns.

Check out our latest analysis for Changbai Mountain Tourism

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.

Changbai Mountain Tourism became profitable within the last three years. Given the importance of this milestone, it's not overly surprising that the share price has increased strongly.

The graphic below depicts how EPS has changed over time (unveil the exact values by clicking on the image).

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 Changbai Mountain Tourism's earnings, revenue and cash flow.

A Different Perspective

It's good to see that Changbai Mountain Tourism has rewarded shareholders with a total shareholder return of 243% in the last twelve months. That gain is better than the annual TSR over five years, which is 31%. Therefore it seems like sentiment around the company has been positive lately. Given the share price momentum remains strong, it might be worth taking a closer look at the stock, lest you miss an opportunity. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand Changbai Mountain Tourism better, we need to consider many other factors. Take risks, for example - Changbai Mountain Tourism has 1 warning sign we think 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 Chinese exchanges.

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