We Think You Can Look Beyond Rorze Systems' (KOSDAQ:071280) Lackluster Earnings

Soft earnings didn't appear to concern Rorze Systems Corporation's (KOSDAQ:071280) shareholders over the last week. We did some digging, and we believe the earnings are stronger than they seem.

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Zooming In On Rorze Systems' Earnings

As finance nerds would already know, the accrual ratio from cashflow is a key measure for assessing how well a company's free cash flow (FCF) matches its profit. The accrual ratio subtracts the FCF from the profit for a given period, and divides the result by the average operating assets of the company over that time. The ratio shows us how much a company's profit exceeds its FCF.

Therefore, it's actually considered a good thing when a company has a negative accrual ratio, but a bad thing if its accrual ratio is positive. While it's not a problem to have a positive accrual ratio, indicating a certain level of non-cash profits, a high accrual ratio is arguably a bad thing, because it indicates paper profits are not matched by cash flow. That's because some academic studies have suggested that high accruals ratios tend to lead to lower profit or less profit growth.

Over the twelve months to September 2025, Rorze Systems recorded an accrual ratio of -0.23. Therefore, its statutory earnings were very significantly less than its free cashflow. Indeed, in the last twelve months it reported free cash flow of ₩30b, well over the ₩10.2b it reported in profit. Given that Rorze Systems had negative free cash flow in the prior corresponding period, the trailing twelve month resul of ₩30b would seem to be a step in the right direction.

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Our Take On Rorze Systems' Profit Performance

Happily for shareholders, Rorze Systems produced plenty of free cash flow to back up its statutory profit numbers. Because of this, we think Rorze Systems' underlying earnings potential is as good as, or possibly even better, than the statutory profit makes it seem! On the other hand, its EPS actually shrunk in the last twelve months. Of course, we've only just scratched the surface when it comes to analysing its earnings; one could also consider margins, forecast growth, and return on investment, among other factors. With this in mind, we wouldn't consider investing in a stock unless we had a thorough understanding of the risks. At Simply Wall St, we found 2 warning signs for Rorze Systems and we think they deserve your attention.

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