Chaoju Eye Care Holdings Limited's (HKG:2219) healthy profit numbers didn't contain any surprises for investors. We believe that shareholders have noticed some concerning factors beyond the statutory profit numbers.
How Do Unusual Items Influence Profit?
For anyone who wants to understand Chaoju Eye Care Holdings' profit beyond the statutory numbers, it's important to note that during the last twelve months statutory profit gained from CN¥28m worth of unusual items. While we like to see profit increases, we tend to be a little more cautious when unusual items have made a big contribution. We ran the numbers on most publicly listed companies worldwide, and it's very common for unusual items to be once-off in nature. Which is hardly surprising, given the name. 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).
That might leave you wondering what analysts are forecasting in terms of future profitability. Luckily, you can click here to see an interactive graph depicting future profitability, based on their estimates.
Our Take On Chaoju Eye Care Holdings' Profit Performance
Arguably, Chaoju Eye Care Holdings' statutory earnings have been distorted by unusual items boosting profit. Therefore, it seems possible to us that Chaoju Eye Care Holdings' true underlying earnings power is actually less than its statutory profit. But at least holders can take some solace from the 46% per annum growth in EPS for the last three. Of course, we've only just scratched the surface when it comes to analysing its earnings; one could also consider margins, forecast growth, and return on investment, among other factors. So if you'd like to dive deeper into this stock, it's crucial to consider any risks it's facing. While conducting our analysis, we found that Chaoju Eye Care Holdings has 1 warning sign and it would be unwise to ignore this.
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