Fulham Shore's (LON:FUL) investors will be pleased with their decent 40% return over the last three years

The Fulham Shore PLC (LON:FUL) shareholders might be concerned after seeing the share price drop 16% in the last quarter. But don't let that distract from the very nice return generated over three years. In fact, the company's share price bested the return of its market index in that time, posting a gain of 40%.

With that in mind, it's worth seeing if the company's underlying fundamentals have been the driver of long term performance, or if there are some discrepancies.

See our latest analysis for Fulham Shore

We don't think that Fulham Shore's modest trailing twelve month profit has the market's full attention at the moment. We think revenue is probably a better guide. Generally speaking, we'd consider a stock like this alongside loss-making companies, simply because the quantum of the profit is so low. It would be hard to believe in a more profitable future without growing revenues.

In the last 3 years Fulham Shore saw its revenue shrink by 9.3% per year. The revenue growth might be lacking but the share price has gained 12% each year in that time. Unless the company is going to make profits soon, we would be pretty cautious about it.

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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We know that Fulham Shore has improved its bottom line lately, but what does the future have in store? This free report showing analyst forecasts should help you form a view on Fulham Shore

A Different Perspective

Fulham Shore's TSR for the year was broadly in line with the market average, at 6.9%. The silver lining is that the share price is up in the short term, which flies in the face of the annualised loss of 4% over the last five years. While 'turnarounds seldom turn' there are green shoots for Fulham Shore. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand Fulham Shore better, we need to consider many other factors. Even so, be aware that Fulham Shore is showing 2 warning signs in our investment analysis , you should know about...

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 GB exchanges.

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