We Think That There Are Some Issues For UNITEKNOLtd (KOSDAQ:241690) Beyond Its Promising Earnings

UNITEKNO Co.,Ltd's (KOSDAQ:241690) healthy profit numbers didn't contain any surprises for investors. However the statutory profit number doesn't tell the whole story, and we have found some factors which might be of concern to shareholders.

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How Do Unusual Items Influence Profit?

Importantly, our data indicates that UNITEKNOLtd's profit received a boost of ₩6.2b in unusual items, over the last year. While we like to see profit increases, we tend to be a little more cautious when unusual items have made a big contribution. 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'. UNITEKNOLtd had a rather significant contribution from unusual items relative to its profit to December 2020. All else being equal, this would likely have the effect of making the statutory profit a poor guide to underlying earnings power.

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Our Take On UNITEKNOLtd's Profit Performance

As we discussed above, we think the significant positive unusual item makes UNITEKNOLtd's earnings a poor guide to its underlying profitability. For this reason, we think that UNITEKNOLtd's statutory profits may be a bad guide to its underlying earnings power, and might give investors an overly positive impression of the company. But at least holders can take some solace from the 73% EPS growth in the last year. 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. With this in mind, we wouldn't consider investing in a stock unless we had a thorough understanding of the risks. To help with this, we've discovered 4 warning signs (1 shouldn't be ignored!) that you ought to be aware of before buying any shares in UNITEKNOLtd.

Today we've zoomed in on a single data point to better understand the nature of UNITEKNOLtd'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 that insiders are buying.

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