It hasn't been the best quarter for Shandong Xinneng Taishan Power Generation Co.,Ltd. (SZSE:000720) shareholders, since the share price has fallen 12% in that time. But at least the stock is up over the last five years. However we are not very impressed because the share price is only up 30%, less than the market return of 44%.

The past week has proven to be lucrative for Shandong Xinneng Taishan Power GenerationLtd investors, so let's see if fundamentals drove the company's five-year performance.

View our latest analysis for Shandong Xinneng Taishan Power GenerationLtd

Shandong Xinneng Taishan Power GenerationLtd 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. When a company doesn't make profits, we'd generally expect to see good 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 5 years Shandong Xinneng Taishan Power GenerationLtd saw its revenue grow at 9.4% per year. That's a fairly respectable growth rate. The annual gain of 5% over five years is better than nothing, but falls short of the market. You could even argue that the share price was over optimistic, previously.

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

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A Different Perspective

Investors in Shandong Xinneng Taishan Power GenerationLtd had a tough year, with a total loss of 9.6%, against a market gain of about 0.7%. However, keep in mind that even the best stocks will sometimes underperform the market over a twelve month period. Longer term investors wouldn't be so upset, since they would have made 5%, 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 Shandong Xinneng Taishan Power GenerationLtd better, we need to consider many other factors. Consider for instance, the ever-present spectre of investment risk. We've identified 2 warning signs with Shandong Xinneng Taishan Power GenerationLtd , and understanding them should be part of your investment process.

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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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