Yanchang Petroleum International Limited's (HKG:346) healthy profit numbers didn't contain any surprises for investors. We think this is due to investors looking beyond the statutory profits and being concerned with what they see.
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SEHK:346 Earnings and Revenue History September 22nd 2022
The Impact Of Unusual Items On Profit
Importantly, our data indicates that Yanchang Petroleum International's profit received a boost of HK$333m in unusual items, over the last year. While it's always nice to have higher profit, a large contribution from unusual items sometimes dampens our enthusiasm. We ran the numbers on most publicly listed companies worldwide, and it's very common for unusual items to be once-off in nature. And that's as you'd expect, given these boosts are described as 'unusual'. Yanchang Petroleum International had a rather significant contribution from unusual items relative to its profit to June 2022. As a result, we can surmise that the unusual items are making its statutory profit significantly stronger than it would otherwise be.
Note: we always recommend investors check balance sheet strength. Click here to be taken to our balance sheet analysis of Yanchang Petroleum International.
Our Take On Yanchang Petroleum International's Profit Performance
As previously mentioned, Yanchang Petroleum International's large boost from unusual items won't be there indefinitely, so its statutory earnings are probably a poor guide to its underlying profitability. For this reason, we think that Yanchang Petroleum International's statutory profits may be a bad guide to its underlying earnings power, and might give investors an overly positive impression of the company. On the bright side, the company showed enough improvement to book a profit this year, after losing money last year. The goal of this article has been to assess how well we can rely on the statutory earnings to reflect the company's potential, but there is plenty more to consider. In light of this, if you'd like to do more analysis on the company, it's vital to be informed of the risks involved. For example, we've discovered 1 warning sign that you should run your eye over to get a better picture of Yanchang Petroleum International.
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延昌石油国际有限公司(HKG:346)健康的利润数字不会给投资者带来任何惊喜。我们认为,这是由于投资者将目光投向了法定利润之外,而关注的是他们所看到的。
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联交所:346盈利及收入历史2022年9月22日
异常项目对利润的影响
重要的是,我们的数据显示,在过去一年里,延昌石油国际的利润在异常项目上增加了3.33亿港元。虽然有更高的利润总是好事,但不寻常的东西带来的巨大贡献有时会挫伤我们的热情。我们对全球大多数上市公司进行了统计,不寻常的项目在性质上是一次性的,这是非常常见的。考虑到这些提振被描述为“不寻常的”,这正如你所预期的那样。截至2022年6月,延昌石油国际的非常项目相对于其利润做出了相当大的贡献。因此,我们可以推测,这些不寻常的项目使其法定利润比其他情况下要强劲得多。
注:我们总是建议投资者检查资产负债表的实力。点击此处查看我们对延昌石油国际的资产负债表分析。
我们对延昌石油国际盈利表现的看法
正如前面提到的,延昌石油国际从不寻常项目中获得的巨大提振不会无限期地存在,因此该公司的法定收益可能不能很好地反映其潜在盈利能力。因此,我们认为,延昌石油国际的法定利润可能是对其潜在盈利能力的不良指引,可能会给投资者带来对该公司过于乐观的印象。好的一面是,该公司在去年亏损后,表现出了足够的改善,今年实现了盈利。本文的目的是评估我们可以在多大程度上依赖法定收益来反映公司的潜力,但还有很多东西需要考虑。有鉴于此,如果你想对公司做更多的分析,了解其中的风险是至关重要的。例如,我们发现1个警告标志你应该扫视一下,才能更好地了解延昌石油国际。
今天,我们放大了一个数据点,以更好地了解延昌石油国际的利润性质。但还有很多其他方式可以让你了解一家公司的看法。一些人认为,高股本回报率是高质量企业的良好标志。虽然这可能需要为您做一些研究,但您可能会发现免费拥有高股本回报率的公司的集合,或者是内部人士购买的有用的股票清单。
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