Some Investors May Be Willing To Look Past GKW's (NSE:GKWLIMITED) Soft Earnings

GKW Limited's (NSE:GKWLIMITED) earnings announcement last week didn't impress shareholders. While the headline numbers were soft, we believe that investors might be missing some encouraging factors.

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How Do Unusual Items Influence Profit?

For anyone who wants to understand GKW's profit beyond the statutory numbers, it's important to note that during the last twelve months statutory profit was reduced by ₹33m due to unusual items. While deductions due to unusual items are disappointing in the first instance, there is a silver lining. When we analysed the vast majority of listed companies worldwide, we found that significant unusual items are often not repeated. And, after all, that's exactly what the accounting terminology implies. If GKW doesn't see those unusual expenses repeat, then all else being equal we'd expect its profit to increase over the coming year.

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Our Take On GKW's Profit Performance

Unusual items (expenses) detracted from GKW's earnings over the last year, but we might see an improvement next year. Because of this, we think GKW's earnings potential is at least as good as it seems, and maybe even better! Unfortunately, though, its earnings per share actually fell back over 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. With this in mind, we wouldn't consider investing in a stock unless we had a thorough understanding of the risks. Be aware that GKW is showing 4 warning signs in our investment analysis and 1 of those is a bit unpleasant...

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