CEDAR.Co.Ltd's (TSE:2435) Strong Earnings Are Of Good Quality

Investors were underwhelmed by the solid earnings posted by CEDAR.Co.,Ltd. (TSE:2435) recently. We did some digging and actually think they are being unnecessarily pessimistic.

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The Impact Of Unusual Items On Profit

For anyone who wants to understand CEDAR.Co.Ltd's profit beyond the statutory numbers, it's important to note that during the last twelve months statutory profit was reduced by JP¥246m due to unusual items. It's never great to see unusual items costing the company profits, but on the upside, things might improve sooner rather than later. We looked at thousands of listed companies and found that unusual items are very often one-off in nature. And that's hardly a surprise given these line items are considered unusual. If CEDAR.Co.Ltd 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 CEDAR.Co.Ltd's Profit Performance

Unusual items (expenses) detracted from CEDAR.Co.Ltd's earnings over the last year, but we might see an improvement next year. Based on this observation, we consider it likely that CEDAR.Co.Ltd's statutory profit actually understates its earnings potential! And one can definitely find a positive in the fact that it made a profit this year, despite losing money last year. The goal of this article has been to assess how well we can rely on the statutory earnings to reflect the company's potential, but there is plenty more to consider. With this in mind, we wouldn't consider investing in a stock unless we had a thorough understanding of the risks. Be aware that CEDAR.Co.Ltd is showing 5 warning signs in our investment analysis and 2 of those make us uncomfortable...

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