It is a pleasure to report that the BAIC BluePark New Energy Technology Co.,Ltd. (SHSE:600733) is up 33% in the last quarter. But over the last half decade, the stock has not performed well. You would have done a lot better buying an index fund, since the stock has dropped 29% in that half decade.

With the stock having lost 8.2% 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 BAIC BluePark New Energy TechnologyLtd

Given that BAIC BluePark New Energy TechnologyLtd didn't make a profit in the last twelve months, we'll focus on revenue growth to form a quick view of its business development. Shareholders of unprofitable companies usually expect strong revenue growth. That's because fast revenue growth can be easily extrapolated to forecast profits, often of considerable size.

In the last five years BAIC BluePark New Energy TechnologyLtd saw its revenue shrink by 20% per year. That's definitely a weaker result than most pre-profit companies report. On the face of it we'd posit the share price fall of 5% compound, over five years is well justified by the fundamental deterioration. This loss means the stock shareholders are probably pretty annoyed. Risk averse investors probably wouldn't like this one much.

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

It's nice to see that BAIC BluePark New Energy TechnologyLtd shareholders have received a total shareholder return of 11% over the last year. Notably the five-year annualised TSR loss of 5% per year compares very unfavourably with the recent share price performance. The long term loss makes us cautious, but the short term TSR gain certainly hints at a brighter future. 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 4 warning signs for BAIC BluePark New Energy TechnologyLtd (1 makes us a bit uncomfortable!) that you should be aware of before investing here.

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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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