As an investor its worth striving to ensure your overall portfolio beats the market average. But if you try your hand at stock picking, your risk returning less than the market. Unfortunately, that's been the case for longer term Anhui Deli Household Glass Co., Ltd. (SZSE:002571) shareholders, since the share price is down 42% in the last three years, falling well short of the market decline of around 16%. On top of that, the share price is down 14% in the last week.

With the stock having lost 14% in the past week, it's worth taking a look at business performance and seeing if there's any red flags.

Check out our latest analysis for Anhui Deli Household Glass

Anhui Deli Household Glass wasn't profitable in the last twelve months, it is unlikely we'll see a strong correlation between its share price and its earnings per share (EPS). Arguably revenue is our next best option. Shareholders of unprofitable companies usually expect strong revenue growth. Some companies are willing to postpone profitability to grow revenue faster, but in that case one does expect good top-line growth.

Over three years, Anhui Deli Household Glass grew revenue at 16% per year. That's a pretty good rate of top-line growth. Shareholders have seen the share price fall at 12% per year, for three years. So the market has definitely lost some love for the stock. With revenue growing at a solid clip, now might be the time to focus on the possibility that it will have a brighter future.

The image below shows how earnings and revenue have tracked over time (if you click on the image you can see greater detail).

Balance sheet strength is crucial. It might be well worthwhile taking a look at our free report on how its financial position has changed over time.

A Different Perspective

While it's certainly disappointing to see that Anhui Deli Household Glass shares lost 5.7% throughout the year, that wasn't as bad as the market loss of 7.9%. Longer term investors wouldn't be so upset, since they would have made 3%, each year, over five years. It could be that the business is just facing some short term problems, but shareholders should keep a close eye on the fundamentals. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand Anhui Deli Household Glass better, we need to consider many other factors. To that end, you should be aware of the 1 warning sign we've spotted with Anhui Deli Household Glass .

If you would prefer to check out another company -- one with potentially superior financials -- then do not miss this free list of companies that have proven they can grow earnings.

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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