Are New Pacific Metals' (TSE:NUAG) Statutory Earnings A Good Guide To Its Underlying Profitability?

Broadly speaking, profitable businesses are less risky than unprofitable ones. However, sometimes companies receive a one-off boost (or reduction) to their profit, and it's not always clear whether statutory profits are a good guide, going forward. This article will consider whether New Pacific Metals' (TSE:NUAG) statutory profits are a good guide to its underlying earnings.

While New Pacific Metals was able to generate revenue of CA$1.76m in the last twelve months, we think its profit result of CA$4.42m was more important. The chart below shows that revenue has improved over the last three years, and, even better, the company has moved from unprofitable to profitable.

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Of course, when it comes to statutory profit, the devil is often in the detail, and we can get a better sense for a company by diving deeper into the financial statements. 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 New Pacific Metals' Profit Performance

Therefore, it seems possible to us that New Pacific Metals' 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, we've found that New Pacific Metals has 5 warning signs (1 shouldn't be ignored!) that deserve your attention before going any further with your analysis.

In this article we've looked at a number of factors that can impair the utility of profit numbers, as a guide to a business. But there is always more to discover if you are capable of focussing your mind on minutiae. Some people consider a high return on equity to be a good sign of a quality business. So you may wish to see this free collection of companies boasting high return on equity, or this list of stocks that insiders are buying.

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