While not a mind-blowing move, it is good to see that the Nantong Jiangshan Agrochemical & Chemicals Co.,Ltd. (SHSE:600389) share price has gained 11% in the last three months. But in truth the last year hasn't been good for the share price. In fact the stock is down 41% in the last year, well below the market return.

If the past week is anything to go by, investor sentiment for Nantong Jiangshan Agrochemical & ChemicalsLtd isn't positive, so let's see if there's a mismatch between fundamentals and the share price.

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...' By comparing earnings per share (EPS) and share price changes over time, we can get a feel for how investor attitudes to a company have morphed over time.

Unfortunately Nantong Jiangshan Agrochemical & ChemicalsLtd reported an EPS drop of 82% for the last year. This fall in the EPS is significantly worse than the 41% the share price fall. So despite the weak per-share profits, some investors are probably relieved the situation wasn't more difficult.

You can see how EPS has changed over time in the image below (click on the chart to see the exact values).

Dive deeper into Nantong Jiangshan Agrochemical & ChemicalsLtd's key metrics by checking this interactive graph of Nantong Jiangshan Agrochemical & ChemicalsLtd's earnings, revenue and cash flow.

A Different Perspective

We regret to report that Nantong Jiangshan Agrochemical & ChemicalsLtd shareholders are down 41% for the year. Unfortunately, that's worse than the broader market decline of 16%. However, it could simply be that the share price has been impacted by broader market jitters. It might be worth keeping an eye on the fundamentals, in case there's a good opportunity. Longer term investors wouldn't be so upset, since they would have made 3%, each year, over five years. If the fundamental data continues to indicate long term sustainable growth, the current sell-off could be an opportunity worth considering. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand Nantong Jiangshan Agrochemical & ChemicalsLtd better, we need to consider many other factors. To that end, you should be aware of the 2 warning signs we've spotted with Nantong Jiangshan Agrochemical & ChemicalsLtd .

We will like Nantong Jiangshan Agrochemical & ChemicalsLtd better if we see some big insider buys. While we wait, check out this free list of undervalued stocks (mostly small caps) with considerable, recent, insider buying.

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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