Are Manazel PJSC's (ADX:MANAZEL) Statutory Earnings A Good Reflection Of Its Earnings Potential?

Broadly speaking, profitable businesses are less risky than unprofitable ones. That said, the current statutory profit is not always a good guide to a company's underlying profitability. Today we'll focus on whether this year's statutory profits are a good guide to understanding Manazel PJSC (ADX:MANAZEL).

While Manazel PJSC was able to generate revenue of د.إ633.8m in the last twelve months, we think its profit result of د.إ4.82m was more important. The chart below shows that both revenue and profit have declined over the last three years.

Check out our latest analysis for Manazel PJSC

Importantly, statutory profits are not always the best tool for understanding a company's true earnings power, so it's well worth examining profits in a little more detail. Note: we always recommend investors check balance sheet strength. Click here to be taken to our balance sheet analysis of Manazel PJSC.

Our Take On Manazel PJSC's Profit Performance

Therefore, it seems possible to us that Manazel PJSC's true underlying earnings power is actually less than its statutory profit. Keep in mind, when it comes to analysing a stock it's worth noting the risks involved. For example, Manazel PJSC has 4 warning signs (and 2 which make us uncomfortable) we think you should know about.

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