Impressive Earnings May Not Tell The Whole Story For Zhejiang Taifu Pump (SZSE:300992)

Despite posting some strong earnings, the market for Zhejiang Taifu Pump Co., Ltd's (SZSE:300992) stock hasn't moved much. Our analysis suggests that shareholders have noticed something concerning in the numbers.

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How Do Unusual Items Influence Profit?

For anyone who wants to understand Zhejiang Taifu Pump's profit beyond the statutory numbers, it's important to note that during the last twelve months statutory profit gained from CN¥8.4m worth of unusual items. 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'. If Zhejiang Taifu Pump 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 Zhejiang Taifu Pump's Profit Performance

Arguably, Zhejiang Taifu Pump's statutory earnings have been distorted by unusual items boosting profit. Therefore, it seems possible to us that Zhejiang Taifu Pump's true underlying earnings power is actually less than its statutory profit. But at least holders can take some solace from the 60% EPS growth 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. So while earnings quality is important, it's equally important to consider the risks facing Zhejiang Taifu Pump at this point in time. While conducting our analysis, we found that Zhejiang Taifu Pump has 1 warning sign and it would be unwise to ignore it.

Today we've zoomed in on a single data point to better understand the nature of Zhejiang Taifu Pump's profit. 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 with high insider ownership.

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