Stock pickers are generally looking for stocks that will outperform the broader market. And in our experience, buying the right stocks can give your wealth a significant boost. For example, long term Hunan Lead Power Technology Group Co., Ltd. (SZSE:300530) shareholders have enjoyed a 38% share price rise over the last half decade, well in excess of the market return of around 6.9% (not including dividends).

Since the long term performance has been good but there's been a recent pullback of 9.0%, let's check if the fundamentals match the share price.

Hunan Lead Power Technology Group 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. Generally speaking, companies without profits are expected to grow revenue every year, and at a good clip. That's because fast revenue growth can be easily extrapolated to forecast profits, often of considerable size.

In the last 5 years Hunan Lead Power Technology Group saw its revenue grow at 23% per year. Even measured against other revenue-focussed companies, that's a good result. It's good to see that the stock has 7%, but not entirely surprising given revenue shows strong growth. If the strong revenue growth continues, we'd expect the share price to follow, in time. Opportunity lies where the market hasn't fully priced growth in the underlying business.

The company's revenue and earnings (over time) are depicted in the image below (click to see the exact numbers).

Take a more thorough look at Hunan Lead Power Technology Group's financial health with this free report on its balance sheet.

What About The Total Shareholder Return (TSR)?

We'd be remiss not to mention the difference between Hunan Lead Power Technology Group's total shareholder return (TSR) and its share price return. The TSR is a return calculation that accounts for the value of cash dividends (assuming that any dividend received was reinvested) and the calculated value of any discounted capital raisings and spin-offs. Dividends have been really beneficial for Hunan Lead Power Technology Group shareholders, and that cash payout contributed to why its TSR of 44%, over the last 5 years, is better than the share price return.

A Different Perspective

Although it hurts that Hunan Lead Power Technology Group returned a loss of 5.3% in the last twelve months, the broader market was actually worse, returning a loss of 11%. Longer term investors wouldn't be so upset, since they would have made 7%, each year, over five years. In the best case scenario the last year is just a temporary blip on the journey to a brighter future. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand Hunan Lead Power Technology Group better, we need to consider many other factors. Case in point: We've spotted 4 warning signs for Hunan Lead Power Technology Group you should be aware of, and 2 of them don't sit too well with us.

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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