We Think That There Are Some Issues For Dynacor Group (TSE:DNG) Beyond Its Promising Earnings

Dynacor Group Inc.'s (TSE:DNG ) stock didn't jump after it announced some healthy earnings. We did some digging and believe investors may be worried about some underlying factors in the report.

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To understand the value of a company's earnings growth, it is imperative to consider any dilution of shareholders' interests. As it happens, Dynacor Group issued 16% more new shares over the last year. Therefore, each share now receives a smaller portion of profit. To celebrate net income while ignoring dilution is like rejoicing because you have a single slice of a larger pizza, but ignoring the fact that the pizza is now cut into many more slices. You can see a chart of Dynacor Group's EPS by clicking here.

How Is Dilution Impacting Dynacor Group's Earnings Per Share (EPS)?

Dynacor Group has improved its profit over the last three years, with an annualized gain of 43% in that time. And over the last 12 months, the company grew its profit by 12%. On the other hand, earnings per share are only up 17% in that time. So you can see that the dilution has had a bit of an impact on shareholders.

In the long term, earnings per share growth should beget share price growth. So it will certainly be a positive for shareholders if Dynacor Group can grow EPS persistently. But on the other hand, we'd be far less excited to learn profit (but not EPS) was improving. For the ordinary retail shareholder, EPS is a great measure to check your hypothetical "share" of the company's profit.

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 Dynacor Group's Profit Performance

Each Dynacor Group share now gets a meaningfully smaller slice of its overall profit, due to dilution of existing shareholders. Because of this, we think that it may be that Dynacor Group's statutory profits are better than its underlying earnings power. Nonetheless, it's still worth noting that its earnings per share have grown at 52% over the last three years. 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. If you want to do dive deeper into Dynacor Group, you'd also look into what risks it is currently facing. In terms of investment risks, we've identified 2 warning signs with Dynacor Group, and understanding them should be part of your investment process.

This note has only looked at a single factor that sheds light on the nature of Dynacor Group's profit. But there are plenty of other ways to inform your opinion of a company. For example, many people consider a high return on equity as an indication of favorable business economics, while others like to 'follow the money' and search out stocks that insiders are buying. So you may wish to see this free collection of companies boasting high return on equity, or this list of stocks with high insider ownership.

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