Investors Shouldn't Be Too Comfortable With GuangDong PaiSheng Intelligent TechnologyLtd's (SZSE:300176) Earnings

GuangDong PaiSheng Intelligent Technology Co.,Ltd's (SZSE:300176) stock was strong after they recently reported robust earnings. We did some analysis and think that investors are missing some details hidden beneath the profit numbers.

Check out our latest analysis for GuangDong PaiSheng Intelligent TechnologyLtd

The Impact Of Unusual Items On Profit

Importantly, our data indicates that GuangDong PaiSheng Intelligent TechnologyLtd's profit received a boost of CN¥7.2m in unusual items, over the last year. While it's always nice to have higher profit, a large contribution from unusual items sometimes dampens our enthusiasm. When we crunched the numbers on thousands of publicly listed companies, we found that a boost from unusual items in a given year is often not repeated the next year. Which is hardly surprising, given the name. If GuangDong PaiSheng Intelligent TechnologyLtd doesn't see that contribution repeat, then all else being equal we'd expect its profit to drop over the current year.

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Our Take On GuangDong PaiSheng Intelligent TechnologyLtd's Profit Performance

We'd posit that GuangDong PaiSheng Intelligent TechnologyLtd's statutory earnings aren't a clean read on ongoing productivity, due to the large unusual item. Because of this, we think that it may be that GuangDong PaiSheng Intelligent TechnologyLtd's statutory profits are better than its underlying earnings power. But the happy news is that, while acknowledging we have to look beyond the statutory numbers, those numbers are still improving, with EPS growing at a very high rate over the last year. At the end of the day, it's essential to consider more than just the factors above, if you want to understand the company properly. So while earnings quality is important, it's equally important to consider the risks facing GuangDong PaiSheng Intelligent TechnologyLtd at this point in time. Case in point: We've spotted 2 warning signs for GuangDong PaiSheng Intelligent TechnologyLtd you should be mindful of and 1 of them can't be ignored.

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