Want To Invest In China Financial Services Holdings Limited (HKG:605)? Here's How It Performed Lately
For long-term investors, assessing earnings trend over time and against industry benchmarks is more beneficial than examining a single earnings announcement at a point in time. Investors may find my commentary, albeit very high-level and brief, on China Financial Services Holdings Limited (SEHK:605) useful as an attempt to give more color around how China Financial Services Holdings is currently performing.
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Was 605's recent earnings decline worse than the long-term trend and the industry?
605's trailing twelve-month earnings (from 30 June 2019) of HK$238m has declined by -13% compared to the previous year.
Furthermore, this one-year growth rate has been lower than its average earnings growth rate over the past 5 years of -3.2%, indicating the rate at which 605 is growing has slowed down. Why could this be happening? Well, let’s take a look at what’s transpiring with margins and whether the entire industry is experiencing the hit as well.
In terms of returns from investment, China Financial Services Holdings has fallen short of achieving a 20% return on equity (ROE), recording 7.0% instead. However, its return on assets (ROA) of 6.3% exceeds the HK Consumer Finance industry of 4.1%, indicating China Financial Services Holdings has used its assets more efficiently. Though, its return on capital (ROC), which also accounts for China Financial Services Holdings’s debt level, has declined over the past 3 years from 17% to 13%. This correlates with an increase in debt holding, with debt-to-equity ratio rising from 26% to 51% over the past 5 years.
What does this mean?
China Financial Services Holdings's track record can be a valuable insight into its earnings performance, but it certainly doesn't tell the whole story. In some cases, companies that face a drawn out period of diminishing earnings are going through some sort of reinvestment phase Although, if the whole industry is struggling to grow over time, it may be a sign of a structural change, which makes China Financial Services Holdings and its peers a riskier investment. You should continue to research China Financial Services Holdings to get a more holistic view of the stock by looking at:
Future Outlook: What are well-informed industry analysts predicting for 605’s future growth? Take a look at our free research report of analyst consensus for 605’s outlook.
Financial Health: Are 605’s operations financially sustainable? Balance sheets can be hard to analyze, which is why we’ve done it for you. Check out our financial health checks here.
Other High-Performing Stocks: Are there other stocks that provide better prospects with proven track records? Explore our free list of these great stocks here.
NB: Figures in this article are calculated using data from the trailing twelve months from 30 June 2019. This may not be consistent with full year annual report figures.
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