Impressive Earnings May Not Tell The Whole Story For Polygon Real Estate (TLV:POLY)

Polygon Real Estate Ltd's (TLV:POLY) stock was strong after they recently reported robust earnings. However, we think that shareholders may be missing some concerning details in the numbers.

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The Impact Of Unusual Items On Profit

To properly understand Polygon Real Estate's profit results, we need to consider the ₪4.8m gain attributed to unusual items. 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. Which is hardly surprising, given the name. If Polygon Real Estate 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 Polygon Real Estate's Profit Performance

We'd posit that Polygon Real Estate's statutory earnings aren't a clean read on ongoing productivity, due to the large unusual item. Because of this, we think that it may be that Polygon Real Estate's statutory profits are better than its underlying earnings power. But the good news is that its EPS growth over the last three years has been very impressive. 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. Keep in mind, when it comes to analysing a stock it's worth noting the risks involved. You'd be interested to know, that we found 2 warning signs for Polygon Real Estate and you'll want to know about them.

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