It's nice to see the HARBIN GLORIA PHARMACEUTICALS Co., LTD (SZSE:002437) share price up 14% in a week. But if you look at the last five years the returns have not been good. After all, the share price is down 23% in that time, significantly under-performing the market.

The recent uptick of 14% could be a positive sign of things to come, so let's take a look at historical fundamentals.

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Given that HARBIN GLORIA PHARMACEUTICALS 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 five years HARBIN GLORIA PHARMACEUTICALS saw its revenue shrink by 15% per year. That puts it in an unattractive cohort, to put it mildly. It seems pretty reasonable to us that the share price dipped 4% per year in that time. This loss means the stock shareholders are probably pretty annoyed. Risk averse investors probably wouldn't like this one much.

The graphic below depicts how earnings and revenue have changed over time (unveil the exact values by clicking on the image).

You can see how its balance sheet has strengthened (or weakened) over time in this free interactive graphic.

A Different Perspective

We regret to report that HARBIN GLORIA PHARMACEUTICALS shareholders are down 7.3% for the year. Unfortunately, that's worse than the broader market decline of 4.6%. 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. Regrettably, last year's performance caps off a bad run, with the shareholders facing a total loss of 4% per year over five years. Generally speaking long term share price weakness can be a bad sign, though contrarian investors might want to research the stock in hope of a turnaround. You could get a better understanding of HARBIN GLORIA PHARMACEUTICALS' growth by checking out this more detailed historical graph of 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 Chinese exchanges.

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