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We Think That There Are Issues Underlying Evrofarma's (ATH:EVROF) Earnings

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Evrofarma SA's (ATH:EVROF) robust earnings report didn't manage to move the market for its stock. We did some digging, and we found some concerning factors in the details.

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ATSE:EVROF Earnings and Revenue History October 5th 2021

The Impact Of Unusual Items On Profit

Importantly, our data indicates that Evrofarma's profit received a boost of €381k 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. We ran the numbers on most publicly listed companies worldwide, and it's very common for unusual items to be once-off in nature. And, after all, that's exactly what the accounting terminology implies. If Evrofarma 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 Evrofarma's Profit Performance

Arguably, Evrofarma's statutory earnings have been distorted by unusual items boosting profit. Therefore, it seems possible to us that Evrofarma's true underlying earnings power is actually less than its statutory profit. But the happy news is that, while acknowledging we have to look beyond the statutory numbers, those numbers are still improving, with EPS growing at a very high rate over the last year. 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. If you'd like to know more about Evrofarma as a business, it's important to be aware of any risks it's facing. When we did our research, we found 3 warning signs for Evrofarma (1 shouldn't be ignored!) that we believe deserve your full attention.

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