Impressive Earnings May Not Tell The Whole Story For HuiZhou Intelligence Technology Group (SZSE:002122)

Despite posting some strong earnings, the market for HuiZhou Intelligence Technology Group Co., Ltd's (SZSE:002122) stock hasn't moved much. We did some digging, and we found some concerning factors in the details.

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How Do Unusual Items Influence Profit?

Importantly, our data indicates that HuiZhou Intelligence Technology Group's profit received a boost of CN¥38m 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'. We can see that HuiZhou Intelligence Technology Group's positive unusual items were quite significant relative to its profit in the year to December 2023. As a result, we can surmise that the unusual items are making its statutory profit significantly stronger than it would otherwise be.

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Our Take On HuiZhou Intelligence Technology Group's Profit Performance

As previously mentioned, HuiZhou Intelligence Technology Group's large boost from unusual items won't be there indefinitely, so its statutory earnings are probably a poor guide to its underlying profitability. As a result, we think it may well be the case that HuiZhou Intelligence Technology Group's underlying earnings power is lower than its statutory profit. But at least holders can take some solace from the 64% EPS growth in 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. With this in mind, we wouldn't consider investing in a stock unless we had a thorough understanding of the risks. You'd be interested to know, that we found 1 warning sign for HuiZhou Intelligence Technology Group and you'll want to know about this.

This note has only looked at a single factor that sheds light on the nature of HuiZhou Intelligence Technology Group's profit. But there are plenty of other ways to inform your opinion of a company. 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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