Investors Shouldn't Be Too Comfortable With Mukand's (NSE:MUKANDLTD) Robust Earnings

Despite posting some strong earnings, the market for Mukand Limited's (NSE:MUKANDLTD) stock hasn't moved much. Our analysis suggests that shareholders have noticed something concerning in the numbers.

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The Impact Of Unusual Items On Profit

Importantly, our data indicates that Mukand's profit received a boost of ₹6.3b 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 that's as you'd expect, given these boosts are described as 'unusual'. Mukand had a rather significant contribution from unusual items relative to its profit to September 2021. All else being equal, this would likely have the effect of making the statutory profit a poor guide to underlying earnings power.

Note: we always recommend investors check balance sheet strength. Click here to be taken to our balance sheet analysis of Mukand.

Our Take On Mukand's Profit Performance

As we discussed above, we think the significant positive unusual item makes Mukand's earnings a poor guide to its underlying profitability. As a result, we think it may well be the case that Mukand's underlying earnings power is lower than its statutory profit. On the bright side, the company showed enough improvement to book a profit this year, after losing money 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. Keep in mind, when it comes to analysing a stock it's worth noting the risks involved. Be aware that Mukand is showing 4 warning signs in our investment analysis and 1 of those doesn't sit too well with us...

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