It hasn't been the best quarter for Bomin Electronics Co., Ltd. (SHSE:603936) shareholders, since the share price has fallen 13% in that time. On the bright side the share price is up over the last half decade. However we are not very impressed because the share price is only up 37%, less than the market return of 44%.

Since the stock has added CN¥498m to its market cap in the past week alone, let's see if underlying performance has been driving long-term returns.

Check out our latest analysis for Bomin Electronics

There is no denying that markets are sometimes efficient, but prices do not always reflect underlying business performance. One way to examine how market sentiment has changed over time is to look at the interaction between a company's share price and its earnings per share (EPS).

Bomin Electronics' earnings per share are down 22% per year, despite strong share price performance over five years.

This means it's unlikely the market is judging the company based on earnings growth. Because earnings per share don't seem to match up with the share price, we'll take a look at other metrics instead.

We doubt the modest 0.2% dividend yield is attracting many buyers to the stock. In contrast revenue growth of 10% per year is probably viewed as evidence that Bomin Electronics is growing, a real positive. It's quite possible that management are prioritizing revenue growth over EPS growth at the moment.

You can see how earnings and revenue have changed over time in the image below (click on the chart to see the exact values).

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

What About Dividends?

As well as measuring the share price return, investors should also consider the total shareholder return (TSR). Whereas the share price return only reflects the change in the share price, the TSR includes the value of dividends (assuming they were reinvested) and the benefit of any discounted capital raising or spin-off. Arguably, the TSR gives a more comprehensive picture of the return generated by a stock. We note that for Bomin Electronics the TSR over the last 5 years was 40%, which is better than the share price return mentioned above. The dividends paid by the company have thusly boosted the total shareholder return.

A Different Perspective

While the broader market gained around 0.7% in the last year, Bomin Electronics shareholders lost 14% (even including dividends). Even the share prices of good stocks drop sometimes, but we want to see improvements in the fundamental metrics of a business, before getting too interested. Longer term investors wouldn't be so upset, since they would have made 7%, each year, over five years. It could be that the recent sell-off is an opportunity, so it may be worth checking the fundamental data for signs of a long term growth trend. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand Bomin Electronics better, we need to consider many other factors. Consider risks, for instance. Every company has them, and we've spotted 2 warning signs for Bomin Electronics you should know about.

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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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