Shanghai CDXJ Digital Technology Co.,LTD. (SHSE:603887) shareholders will doubtless be very grateful to see the share price up 53% in the last month. But that cannot eclipse the less-than-impressive returns over the last three years. In fact, the share price is down 47% in the last three years, falling well short of the market return.

The recent uptick of 18% could be a positive sign of things to come, so let's take a look at historical fundamentals.

While Shanghai CDXJ Digital TechnologyLTD made a small profit, in the last year, we think that the market is probably more focussed on the top line growth at the moment. Generally speaking, we'd consider a stock like this alongside loss-making companies, simply because the quantum of the profit is so low. For shareholders to have confidence a company will grow profits significantly, it must grow revenue.

In the last three years Shanghai CDXJ Digital TechnologyLTD saw its revenue shrink by 16% per year. That's definitely a weaker result than most pre-profit companies report. With revenue in decline, the share price decline of 14% per year is hardly undeserved. The key question now is whether the company has the capacity to fund itself to profitability, without more cash. Of course, it is possible for businesses to bounce back from a revenue drop - but we'd want to see that before getting interested.

You can see below how earnings and revenue have changed over time (discover the exact values by clicking on the image).

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A Different Perspective

We regret to report that Shanghai CDXJ Digital TechnologyLTD shareholders are down 20% for the year. Unfortunately, that's worse than the broader market decline of 13%. Having said that, it's inevitable that some stocks will be oversold in a falling market. The key is to keep your eyes on the fundamental developments. Regrettably, last year's performance caps off a bad run, with the shareholders facing a total loss of 7% 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. I find it very interesting to look at share price over the long term as a proxy for business performance. But to truly gain insight, we need to consider other information, too. Even so, be aware that Shanghai CDXJ Digital TechnologyLTD is showing 5 warning signs in our investment analysis , and 2 of those are concerning...

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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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