By buying an index fund, investors can approximate the average market return. But many of us dare to dream of bigger returns, and build a portfolio ourselves. For example, the Suzhou Jinfu Technology Co., Ltd. (SZSE:300128) share price is up 17% in the last three years, clearly besting the market decline of around 17% (not including dividends).

Since it's been a strong week for Suzhou Jinfu Technology shareholders, let's have a look at trend of the longer term fundamentals.

Given that Suzhou Jinfu Technology didn't make a profit in the last twelve months, we'll focus on revenue growth to form a quick view of its business development. Shareholders of unprofitable companies usually expect strong revenue growth. 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 3 years Suzhou Jinfu Technology saw its revenue grow at 7.0% per year. Considering the company is losing money, we think that rate of revenue growth is uninspiring. In that time the share price is up 5% per year, which is not unreasonable given the revenue growth. Ultimately, the important thing is whether the company is trending to profitability. Given the market doesn't seem too excited about the stock, a closer look at the financial data could pay off, if you can find indications of a stronger growth trend in the future.

The company's revenue and earnings (over time) are depicted in the image below (click to see the exact numbers).

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A Different Perspective

It's nice to see that Suzhou Jinfu Technology shareholders have received a total shareholder return of 16% over the last year. That certainly beats the loss of about 2% per year over the last half decade. We generally put more weight on the long term performance over the short term, but the recent improvement could hint at a (positive) inflection point within the business. While it is well worth considering the different impacts that market conditions can have on the share price, there are other factors that are even more important. For instance, we've identified 3 warning signs for Suzhou Jinfu Technology 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 Chinese exchanges.

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