Concerns Surrounding Tianjin Benefo Tejing Electric's (SHSE:600468) Performance

Tianjin Benefo Tejing Electric Co., Ltd.'s (SHSE:600468) robust recent earnings didn't do much to move the stock. We think this is due to investors looking beyond the statutory profits and being concerned with what they see.

See our latest analysis for Tianjin Benefo Tejing Electric

The Impact Of Unusual Items On Profit

Importantly, our data indicates that Tianjin Benefo Tejing Electric's profit received a boost of CN¥18m 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 analysed the vast majority of listed companies worldwide, we found that significant unusual items are often not repeated. And that's as you'd expect, given these boosts are described as 'unusual'. Assuming those unusual items don't show up again in the current year, we'd thus expect profit to be weaker next year (in the absence of business growth, that is).

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Our Take On Tianjin Benefo Tejing Electric's Profit Performance

We'd posit that Tianjin Benefo Tejing Electric'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 Tianjin Benefo Tejing Electric's statutory profits are better than its underlying earnings power. The good news is that its earnings per share increased slightly 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. Keep in mind, when it comes to analysing a stock it's worth noting the risks involved. For example, we've discovered 1 warning sign that you should run your eye over to get a better picture of Tianjin Benefo Tejing Electric.

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