Cyrela Brazil Realty Empreendimentos e Participações' (BVMF:CYRE3) Earnings Seem To Be Promising

The stock was sluggish on the back of Cyrela Brazil Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e Participações' (BVMF:CYRE3) recent earnings report. We have done some analysis, and found some encouraging factors that we believe the shareholders should consider.

See our latest analysis for Cyrela Brazil Realty Empreendimentos e Participações

How Do Unusual Items Influence Profit?

Importantly, our data indicates that Cyrela Brazil Realty Empreendimentos e Participações' profit was reduced by R$108m, due to unusual items, over the last year. It's never great to see unusual items costing the company profits, but on the upside, things might improve sooner rather than later. We looked at thousands of listed companies and found that unusual items are very often one-off in nature. And that's hardly a surprise given these line items are considered unusual. Assuming those unusual expenses don't come up again, we'd therefore expect Cyrela Brazil Realty Empreendimentos e Participações to produce a higher profit next year, all else being equal.

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 Cyrela Brazil Realty Empreendimentos e Participações' Profit Performance

Unusual items (expenses) detracted from Cyrela Brazil Realty Empreendimentos e Participações' earnings over the last year, but we might see an improvement next year. Because of this, we think Cyrela Brazil Realty Empreendimentos e Participações' earnings potential is at least as good as it seems, and maybe even better! And on top of that, its earnings per share increased by 17% in the 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. Obviously, we love to consider the historical data to inform our opinion of a company. But it can be really valuable to consider what other analysts are forecasting. At Simply Wall St, we have analyst estimates which you can view by clicking here.

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