We Wouldn't Rely On TelcowareLtd's (KRX:078000) Statutory Earnings As A Guide

Broadly speaking, profitable businesses are less risky than unprofitable ones. That said, the current statutory profit is not always a good guide to a company's underlying profitability. Today we'll focus on whether this year's statutory profits are a good guide to understanding TelcowareLtd (KRX:078000).

It's good to see that over the last twelve months TelcowareLtd made a profit of ₩2.95b on revenue of ₩40.6b. The chart below shows that revenue has been flat over the last three years, while profit has actually declined.

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Of course, it is only sensible to look beyond the statutory profits and question how well those numbers represent the sustainable earnings power of the business. This article will discuss how unusual items have impacted TelcowareLtd's most recent profit results. Note: we always recommend investors check balance sheet strength. Click here to be taken to our balance sheet analysis of TelcowareLtd.

The Impact Of Unusual Items On Profit

To properly understand TelcowareLtd's profit results, we need to consider the ₩1.5b 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'. We can see that TelcowareLtd's positive unusual items were quite significant relative to its profit in the year to June 2020. All else being equal, this would likely have the effect of making the statutory profit a poor guide to underlying earnings power.

Our Take On TelcowareLtd's Profit Performance

As previously mentioned, TelcowareLtd's large boost from unusual items won't be there indefinitely, so its statutory earnings are probably a poor guide to its underlying profitability. For this reason, we think that TelcowareLtd's statutory profits may be a bad guide to its underlying earnings power, and might give investors an overly positive impression of the company. In further bad news, its earnings per share decreased in the last year. 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. So if you'd like to dive deeper into this stock, it's crucial to consider any risks it's facing. For example, we've found that TelcowareLtd has 5 warning signs (1 is concerning!) that deserve your attention before going any further with your analysis.

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