Investors are often guided by the idea of discovering 'the next big thing', even if that means buying 'story stocks' without any revenue, let alone profit. But as Peter Lynch said in One Up On Wall Street, 'Long shots almost never pay off.' A loss-making company is yet to prove itself with profit, and eventually the inflow of external capital may dry up.
Despite being in the age of tech-stock blue-sky investing, many investors still adopt a more traditional strategy; buying shares in profitable companies like Delong Composite Energy Group (SZSE:000593). Now this is not to say that the company presents the best investment opportunity around, but profitability is a key component to success in business.
View our latest analysis for Delong Composite Energy Group
How Fast Is Delong Composite Energy Group Growing Its Earnings Per Share?
Over the last three years, Delong Composite Energy Group has grown earnings per share (EPS) at as impressive rate from a relatively low point, resulting in a three year percentage growth rate that isn't particularly indicative of expected future performance. So it would be better to isolate the growth rate over the last year for our analysis. It's good to see that Delong Composite Energy Group's EPS has grown from CN¥0.13 to CN¥0.14 over twelve months. That's a 15% gain; respectable growth in the broader scheme of things.
One way to double-check a company's growth is to look at how its revenue, and earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) margins are changing. Our analysis has highlighted that Delong Composite Energy Group's revenue from operations did not account for all of their revenue in the previous 12 months, so our analysis of its margins might not accurately reflect the underlying business. Delong Composite Energy Group maintained stable EBIT margins over the last year, all while growing revenue 3.0% to CN¥1.5b. That's encouraging news for the company!
The chart below shows how the company's bottom and top lines have progressed over time. To see the actual numbers, click on the chart.
SZSE:000593 Earnings and Revenue History September 15th 2022
While profitability drives the upside, prudent investors always check the balance sheet, too.
Are Delong Composite Energy Group Insiders Aligned With All Shareholders?
It's pleasing to see company leaders with putting their money on the line, so to speak, because it increases alignment of incentives between the people running the business, and its true owners. Delong Composite Energy Group followers will find comfort in knowing that insiders have a significant amount of capital that aligns their best interests with the wider shareholder group. Indeed, they hold CN¥91m worth of its stock. This considerable investment should help drive long-term value in the business. While their ownership only accounts for 2.8%, this is still a considerable amount at stake to encourage the business to maintain a strategy that will deliver value to shareholders.
Is Delong Composite Energy Group Worth Keeping An Eye On?
As previously touched on, Delong Composite Energy Group is a growing business, which is encouraging. If that's not enough on its own, there is also the rather notable levels of insider ownership. The combination definitely favoured by investors so consider keeping the company on a watchlist. It is worth noting though that we have found 1 warning sign for Delong Composite Energy Group that you need to take into consideration.
Although Delong Composite Energy Group certainly looks good, it may appeal to more investors if insiders were buying up shares. If you like to see insider buying, then this free list of growing companies that insiders are buying, could be exactly what you're looking for.
Please note the insider transactions discussed in this article refer to reportable transactions in the relevant jurisdiction.
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投資者往往以發現“下一個大事件”為指導,即使這意味着在沒有任何收入、更不用説利潤的情況下買入“故事股”。但正如彼得·林奇在華爾街上的一位“遠投幾乎永遠不會有回報。”一家虧損的公司還沒有用盈利來證明自己,最終外部資本的流入可能會枯竭。
儘管處於科技股藍天投資的時代,許多投資者仍採取更傳統的策略;購買盈利的公司的股票,如德隆綜合能源集團(SZSE:000593)。現在,這並不是説該公司提供了最好的投資機會,但盈利能力是商業成功的關鍵組成部分。
查看德龍複合能源集團的最新分析
德隆綜合能源集團每股收益增長速度有多快?
在過去的三年中,德龍綜合能源集團的每股收益(EPS)從相對較低的水平以同樣驚人的速度增長,導致三年的百分比增長率並不能特別預示未來的預期表現。因此,最好將過去一年的增長率孤立起來,以便我們進行分析。很高興看到,德龍複合能源集團的每股收益在12個月內從0.13元增長到0.14元。這是15%的增長;從更廣泛的角度來看,這是一個可觀的增長。
要複核一家公司的增長,一種方法是觀察其收入和息税前利潤(EBIT)的變化情況。我們的分析強調了德龍綜合能源集團的收入從運營部未計入其前12個月的全部收入,因此我們對其利潤率的分析可能無法準確反映基礎業務。德隆綜合能源集團去年保持穩定的息税前利潤,同時收入增長3.0%,達到人民幣15億元。這對公司來説是個鼓舞人心的消息!
下面的圖表顯示了該公司的利潤和收入是如何隨着時間的推移而變化的。要查看實際數字,請點擊圖表。
深交所:000593年度盈利及收入歷史2022年9月15日
雖然盈利能力推動了上行,但謹慎的投資者總是會檢查資產負債表。
德隆綜合能源集團內部人士是否與所有股東一致?
可以説,看到公司領導人把自己的錢拿來冒險是件令人高興的事情,因為這增加了企業經營者和真正的所有者之間的激勵一致性。德隆綜合能源集團的追隨者將會感到欣慰,因為他們知道內部人士擁有大量資本,這些資本將使他們的最佳利益與更廣泛的股東集團保持一致。事實上,他們持有價值9100萬元人民幣的國美股票。這筆可觀的投資應該有助於推動業務的長期價值。雖然他們的持股只佔2.8%,但這仍然是一個相當大的風險,以鼓勵企業保持將為股東帶來價值的戰略。
德龍綜合能源集團值得關注嗎?
正如前面提到的,德龍綜合能源集團是一項不斷增長的業務,這是令人鼓舞的。如果這本身還不夠,還有相當顯著的內部人持股水平。這一合併肯定受到投資者的青睞,因此可以考慮將該公司保留在觀察名單上。但值得注意的是,我們發現了德龍複合能源集團的1個警示標誌這是你需要考慮的。
儘管德龍綜合能源集團看起來當然不錯,但如果內部人士買入股票,它可能會吸引更多投資者。如果你想看到內幕交易,那麼這本書免費內部人士正在收購的成長型公司名單,可能正是你正在尋找的。
請注意,本文中討論的內幕交易指的是相關司法管轄區內的應報告交易。
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