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Investors Shouldn't Be Too Comfortable With Satori Electric's (TSE:7420) Earnings

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Satori Electric Co., Ltd. (TSE:7420) just reported some strong earnings, and the market reacted accordingly with a healthy uplift in the share price. However, we think that shareholders may be missing some concerning details in the numbers.

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TSE:7420 Earnings and Revenue History July 22nd 2025
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The Impact Of Unusual Items On Profit

To properly understand Satori Electric's profit results, we need to consider the JP¥357m gain attributed to unusual items. While it's always nice to have higher profit, a large contribution from unusual items sometimes dampens our enthusiasm. 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).

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

Our Take On Satori Electric's Profit Performance

We'd posit that Satori Electric's statutory earnings aren't a clean read on ongoing productivity, due to the large unusual item. Therefore, it seems possible to us that Satori Electric's true underlying earnings power is actually less than its statutory profit. But at least holders can take some solace from the 52% 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 if you'd like to dive deeper into this stock, it's crucial to consider any risks it's facing. Every company has risks, and we've spotted 1 warning sign for Satori Electric you should know about.

This note has only looked at a single factor that sheds light on the nature of Satori Electric's profit. But there is always more to discover if you are capable of focussing your mind on minutiae. Some people consider a high return on equity to be a good sign of a quality business. 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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