Weak Statutory Earnings May Not Tell The Whole Story For Nachi-Fujikoshi (TSE:6474)

A lackluster earnings announcement from Nachi-Fujikoshi Corp. (TSE:6474) last week didn't sink the stock price. We think that investors are worried about some weaknesses underlying the earnings.

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The Impact Of Unusual Items On Profit

To properly understand Nachi-Fujikoshi's profit results, we need to consider the JP¥444m 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. And that's as you'd expect, given these boosts are described as 'unusual'. Assuming those unusual items don't show up again in the current year, we'd thus expect profit to be weaker next year (in the absence of business growth, that is).

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 Nachi-Fujikoshi's Profit Performance

We'd posit that Nachi-Fujikoshi'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 Nachi-Fujikoshi's statutory profits are better than its underlying earnings power. In further bad news, its earnings per share decreased in 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. If you'd like to know more about Nachi-Fujikoshi as a business, it's important to be aware of any risks it's facing. Case in point: We've spotted 3 warning signs for Nachi-Fujikoshi you should be aware of.

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