The simplest way to invest in stocks is to buy exchange traded funds. But in our experience, buying the right stocks can give your wealth a significant boost. For example, the Tangel Culture Co., Ltd. (SZSE:300148) share price is up 22% in the last five years, slightly above the market return. It's also good to see that the stock is up 15% in a year.

After a strong gain in the past week, it's worth seeing if longer term returns have been driven by improving fundamentals.

Because Tangel Culture made a loss in the last twelve months, we think the market is probably more focussed on revenue and revenue growth, at least for now. Shareholders of unprofitable companies usually desire strong revenue growth. That's because fast revenue growth can be easily extrapolated to forecast profits, often of considerable size.

In the last 5 years Tangel Culture saw its revenue shrink by 23% per year. Despite the lack of revenue growth, the stock has returned a respectable 4%, compound, over that time. To us that suggests that there probably isn't a lot of correlation between the past revenue performance and the share price, but a closer look at analyst forecasts and the bottom line may well explain a lot.

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

This free interactive report on Tangel Culture's balance sheet strength is a great place to start, if you want to investigate the stock further.

A Different Perspective

It's good to see that Tangel Culture has rewarded shareholders with a total shareholder return of 15% in the last twelve months. That gain is better than the annual TSR over five years, which is 4%. Therefore it seems like sentiment around the company has been positive lately. Someone with an optimistic perspective could view the recent improvement in TSR as indicating that the business itself is getting better with time. 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. For example, we've discovered 1 warning sign for Tangel Culture that you should be aware of before investing here.

Of course, you might find a fantastic investment by looking elsewhere. So take a peek at this free list of companies we expect will 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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