Chison Medical Technologies' (SHSE:688358) Solid Earnings May Rest On Weak Foundations

Following the solid earnings report from Chison Medical Technologies Co., Ltd. (SHSE:688358), the market responded by bidding up the stock price. However, we think that shareholders should be cautious as we found some worrying factors underlying the profit.

See our latest analysis for Chison Medical Technologies

The Impact Of Unusual Items On Profit

For anyone who wants to understand Chison Medical Technologies' profit beyond the statutory numbers, it's important to note that during the last twelve months statutory profit gained from CN¥13m 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. Which is hardly surprising, given the name. If Chison Medical Technologies doesn't see that contribution repeat, then all else being equal we'd expect its profit to drop over the current year.

That might leave you wondering what analysts are forecasting in terms of future profitability. Luckily, you can click here to see an interactive graph depicting future profitability, based on their estimates.

Our Take On Chison Medical Technologies' Profit Performance

We'd posit that Chison Medical Technologies' statutory earnings aren't a clean read on ongoing productivity, due to the large unusual item. Therefore, it seems possible to us that Chison Medical Technologies' true underlying earnings power is actually less than its statutory profit. Nonetheless, it's still worth noting that its earnings per share have grown at 36% over the last three years. Of course, we've only just scratched the surface when it comes to analysing its earnings; one could also consider margins, forecast growth, and return on investment, among other factors. In light of this, if you'd like to do more analysis on the company, it's vital to be informed of the risks involved. While conducting our analysis, we found that Chison Medical Technologies has 1 warning sign and it would be unwise to ignore this.

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