China Resources Mixc Lifestyle Services investors have an annualized return of 19%.

Passive investing in index funds can generate returns that roughly match the overall market. But investors can boost returns by choosing market-beating companies to own China Resources Mixc Lifestyle Services Limited (HKG:1209) share price is up 16% from a year ago, much better than the market’s decline of around 14% (excluding dividends) over the same period. That’s a solid performance by our standards! China Resources Mixc Lifestyle Services hasn’t been listed for a long time, so it’s still unclear whether it’s a long-term winner.

Let’s look at the underlying fundamentals over the long term and see if they have been consistent with shareholder returns.

Check out our latest analysis for China Resources Mixc Lifestyle Services

While the efficient markets hypothesis is still taught by some, markets have been shown to be overly reactive dynamic systems and investors are not always rational. By comparing earnings per share (EPS) and share price changes over time, we can get a sense of how investor attitudes toward a company have changed over time.

Over the last year, China Resources Mixc Lifestyle Services has increased its earnings per share (EPS) by 33%. This EPS growth is significantly higher than the 16% increase in the share price. So the market on China Resources Mixc Lifestyle Services seems to have cooled despite the growth. Interesting.

Below you can see how EPS has changed over time (click on the image to find out the exact values).

We know that China Resources Mixc Lifestyle Services has improved its bottom line recently, but will earnings grow? Check out whether analysts think China Resources Mixc Lifestyle Services’ earnings will grow in the future.

What about dividends?

In addition to measuring stock price return, investors should also consider total shareholder return (TSR). TSR is a return calculation that takes into account the value of cash dividends (assuming any dividend received has been reinvested) and the calculated value of any discounted capital increases and spin-offs. It’s fair to say that TSR gives a more complete picture of dividend-paying stocks. As it happens, China Resources Mixc Lifestyle Services’ TSR over the past 1 year has been 19%, which exceeds the share price return mentioned above. Dividends paid by the company have thus strengthened total shareholder return.

A different perspective

Shareholders of China Resources Mixc Lifestyle Services should be happy about that total a gain of 19% over the last twelve months, including dividends. And share price momentum remains respectable, with gains of 44% over the past three months. Demand for the stock from multiple parties pushes the price higher; it might be that the talk of its merits as a business began. Before forming an opinion on China Resources Mixc Lifestyle Services, you may want to consider these 3 valuation metrics.

We’ll like China Resources Mixc Lifestyle Services better if we see some big insider buying. While we wait, check this out free, release list of growing companies with significant recent insider buying.

Please note that the market returns shown in this article reflect the market weighted average returns of stocks currently traded on HK exchanges.

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