HIT Welding IndustryLtd's (SZSE:301137) Shareholders Have More To Worry About Than Only Soft Earnings

The subdued market reaction suggests that HIT Welding Industry Co.,Ltd's (SZSE:301137) recent earnings didn't contain any surprises. We think that investors are worried about some weaknesses underlying the earnings.

See our latest analysis for HIT Welding IndustryLtd

How Do Unusual Items Influence Profit?

Importantly, our data indicates that HIT Welding IndustryLtd's profit received a boost of CN¥28m in unusual items, over the last year. While we like to see profit increases, we tend to be a little more cautious when unusual items have made a big contribution. 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. And that's as you'd expect, given these boosts are described as 'unusual'. We can see that HIT Welding IndustryLtd's positive unusual items were quite significant relative to its profit in the year to September 2024. All else being equal, this would likely have the effect of making the statutory profit a poor guide to underlying earnings power.

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Our Take On HIT Welding IndustryLtd's Profit Performance

As we discussed above, we think the significant positive unusual item makes HIT Welding IndustryLtd's earnings a poor guide to its underlying profitability. As a result, we think it may well be the case that HIT Welding IndustryLtd's underlying earnings power is lower than its statutory profit. In further bad news, its earnings per share decreased 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. So if you'd like to dive deeper into this stock, it's crucial to consider any risks it's facing. For example, HIT Welding IndustryLtd has 4 warning signs (and 2 which shouldn't be ignored) we think you should know about.

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