RemedLtd's (KOSDAQ:302550) Promising Earnings May Rest On Soft Foundations

Remed Co.,Ltd.'s (KOSDAQ:302550) robust earnings report didn't manage to move the market for its stock. Our analysis suggests that shareholders have noticed something concerning in the numbers.

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How Do Unusual Items Influence Profit?

For anyone who wants to understand RemedLtd's profit beyond the statutory numbers, it's important to note that during the last twelve months statutory profit gained from ₩3.8b worth of unusual items. 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. Which is hardly surprising, given the name. RemedLtd had a rather significant contribution from unusual items relative to its profit to December 2024. 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 RemedLtd's Profit Performance

As we discussed above, we think the significant positive unusual item makes RemedLtd's earnings a poor guide to its underlying profitability. For this reason, we think that RemedLtd'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 the good news is that its EPS growth over the last three years has been very impressive. 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. If you'd like to know more about RemedLtd as a business, it's important to be aware of any risks it's facing. For example - RemedLtd has 2 warning signs we think you should be aware of.

Today we've zoomed in on a single data point to better understand the nature of RemedLtd'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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