Are Tohokushinsha Film's (TYO:2329) Statutory Earnings A Good Reflection Of Its Earnings Potential?

Broadly speaking, profitable businesses are less risky than unprofitable ones. That said, the current statutory profit is not always a good guide to a company's underlying profitability. This article will consider whether Tohokushinsha Film's (TYO:2329) statutory profits are a good guide to its underlying earnings.

We like the fact that Tohokushinsha Film made a profit of JP¥990.0m on its revenue of JP¥54.5b, in the last year.

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Of course, it is only sensible to look beyond the statutory profits and question how well those numbers represent the sustainable earnings power of the business. This article will discuss how unusual items have impacted Tohokushinsha Film's most recent profit results. Note: we always recommend investors check balance sheet strength. Click here to be taken to our balance sheet analysis of Tohokushinsha Film.

How Do Unusual Items Influence Profit?

For anyone who wants to understand Tohokushinsha Film's profit beyond the statutory numbers, it's important to note that during the last twelve months statutory profit gained from JP¥318m worth of unusual items. 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'. 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).

Our Take On Tohokushinsha Film's Profit Performance

Arguably, Tohokushinsha Film's statutory earnings have been distorted by unusual items boosting profit. Because of this, we think that it may be that Tohokushinsha Film's statutory profits are better than its underlying earnings power. Sadly, its EPS was down over the last twelve months. 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. In light of this, if you'd like to do more analysis on the company, it's vital to be informed of the risks involved. Every company has risks, and we've spotted 3 warning signs for Tohokushinsha Film (of which 1 is potentially serious!) you should know about.

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