Guangzhou Guangri StockLtd (SHSE:600894) Is Posting Promising Earnings But The Good News Doesn’t Stop There

The market seemed underwhelmed by last week's earnings announcement from Guangzhou Guangri Stock Co.,Ltd. (SHSE:600894) despite the healthy numbers. We did some analysis to find out why and believe that investors might be missing some encouraging factors contained in the earnings.

See our latest analysis for Guangzhou Guangri StockLtd

How Do Unusual Items Influence Profit?

To properly understand Guangzhou Guangri StockLtd's profit results, we need to consider the CN¥72m expense attributed to unusual items. While deductions due to unusual items are disappointing in the first instance, there is a silver lining. We looked at thousands of listed companies and found that unusual items are very often one-off in nature. And, after all, that's exactly what the accounting terminology implies. Guangzhou Guangri StockLtd took a rather significant hit from unusual items in the year to June 2024. All else being equal, this would likely have the effect of making the statutory profit look worse than its underlying earnings power.

Note: we always recommend investors check balance sheet strength. Click here to be taken to our balance sheet analysis of Guangzhou Guangri StockLtd.

Our Take On Guangzhou Guangri StockLtd's Profit Performance

As we discussed above, we think the significant unusual expense will make Guangzhou Guangri StockLtd's statutory profit lower than it would otherwise have been. Because of this, we think Guangzhou Guangri StockLtd's underlying earnings potential is as good as, or possibly even better, than the statutory profit makes it seem! And the EPS is up 19% over the last twelve months. 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. With this in mind, we wouldn't consider investing in a stock unless we had a thorough understanding of the risks. Every company has risks, and we've spotted 1 warning sign for Guangzhou Guangri StockLtd you should know about.

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