We Think That There Are More Issues For YounglimwonSoftLabLtd (KOSDAQ:060850) Than Just Sluggish Earnings

The subdued market reaction suggests that YounglimwonSoftLab Co.Ltd's (KOSDAQ:060850) recent earnings didn't contain any surprises. Our analysis suggests that along with soft profit numbers, investors should be aware of some other underlying weaknesses in the numbers.

Check out our latest analysis for YounglimwonSoftLabLtd

How Do Unusual Items Influence Profit?

For anyone who wants to understand YounglimwonSoftLabLtd's profit beyond the statutory numbers, it's important to note that during the last twelve months statutory profit gained from ₩584m worth of 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'. If YounglimwonSoftLabLtd doesn't see that contribution repeat, then all else being equal we'd expect its profit to drop over the current year.

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Our Take On YounglimwonSoftLabLtd's Profit Performance

We'd posit that YounglimwonSoftLabLtd's statutory earnings aren't a clean read on ongoing productivity, due to the large unusual item. Therefore, it seems possible to us that YounglimwonSoftLabLtd's true underlying earnings power is actually less than its statutory profit. Sadly, its EPS was down over the last twelve months. 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. If you'd like to know more about YounglimwonSoftLabLtd as a business, it's important to be aware of any risks it's facing. You'd be interested to know, that we found 2 warning signs for YounglimwonSoftLabLtd and you'll want to know about them.

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