There May Be Reason For Hope In Takamisawa's (TSE:5283) Disappointing Earnings

Shareholders appeared unconcerned with Takamisawa Co., Ltd.'s (TSE:5283) lackluster earnings report last week. We did some digging, and we believe the earnings are stronger than they seem.

Check out our latest analysis for Takamisawa

The Impact Of Unusual Items On Profit

Importantly, our data indicates that Takamisawa's profit was reduced by JP¥949m, due to unusual items, over the last year. 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, after all, that's exactly what the accounting terminology implies. In the twelve months to June 2024, Takamisawa had a big unusual items expense. All else being equal, this would likely have the effect of making the statutory profit look worse than its underlying earnings power.

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

Our Take On Takamisawa's Profit Performance

As we discussed above, we think the significant unusual expense will make Takamisawa's statutory profit lower than it would otherwise have been. Based on this observation, we consider it possible that Takamisawa's statutory profit actually understates its earnings potential! Unfortunately, though, its earnings per share actually fell back over the 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. So if you'd like to dive deeper into this stock, it's crucial to consider any risks it's facing. While conducting our analysis, we found that Takamisawa has 3 warning signs and it would be unwise to ignore these.

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