Solid Earnings May Not Tell The Whole Story For Chino (TSE:6850)

The stock price didn't jump after Chino Corporation (TSE:6850) posted decent earnings last week. Our analysis showed that there are some concerning factors in the earnings that investors may be cautious of.

View our latest analysis for Chino

How Do Unusual Items Influence Profit?

To properly understand Chino's profit results, we need to consider the JP¥320m gain attributed to 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. Which is hardly surprising, given the name. 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 Chino's Profit Performance

We'd posit that Chino's statutory earnings aren't a clean read on ongoing productivity, due to the large unusual item. Therefore, it seems possible to us that Chino's true underlying earnings power is actually less than its statutory profit. But at least holders can take some solace from the 36% per annum growth in EPS for the last three. 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. So while earnings quality is important, it's equally important to consider the risks facing Chino at this point in time. You'd be interested to know, that we found 1 warning sign for Chino and you'll want to know about this.

Today we've zoomed in on a single data point to better understand the nature of Chino's profit. But there are plenty of other ways to inform your opinion of a company. For example, many people consider a high return on equity as an indication of favorable business economics, while others like to 'follow the money' and search out stocks that insiders are buying. So you may wish to see this free collection of companies boasting high return on equity, or this list of stocks with high insider ownership.

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