King's Flair International (Holdings) Limited's (HKG:6822) recent weak earnings report didn't cause a big stock movement. We think that investors are worried about some weaknesses underlying the earnings.

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The Impact Of Unusual Items On Profit

To properly understand King's Flair International (Holdings)'s profit results, we need to consider the HK$7.2m gain attributed to unusual items. While it's always nice to have higher profit, a large contribution from unusual items sometimes dampens our enthusiasm. When we crunched the numbers on thousands of publicly listed companies, we found that a boost from unusual items in a given year is often not repeated the next year. And that's as you'd expect, given these boosts are described as 'unusual'. Assuming those unusual items don't show up again in the current year, we'd thus expect profit to be weaker next year (in the absence of business growth, that is).

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Our Take On King's Flair International (Holdings)'s Profit Performance

Arguably, King's Flair International (Holdings)'s statutory earnings have been distorted by unusual items boosting profit. Therefore, it seems possible to us that King's Flair International (Holdings)'s true underlying earnings power is actually less than its statutory profit. Sadly, its EPS was down over the last twelve months. At the end of the day, it's essential to consider more than just the factors above, if you want to understand the company properly. If you want to do dive deeper into King's Flair International (Holdings), you'd also look into what risks it is currently facing. Be aware that King's Flair International (Holdings) is showing 2 warning signs in our investment analysis and 1 of those is concerning...

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