RN2 Technologies' (KOSDAQ:148250) Earnings Are Growing But Is There More To The Story?

It might be old fashioned, but we really like to invest in companies that make a profit, each and every year. Having said that, sometimes statutory profit levels are not a good guide to ongoing profitability, because some short term one-off factor has impacted profit levels. In this article, we'll look at how useful this year's statutory profit is, when analysing RN2 Technologies (KOSDAQ:148250).

While RN2 Technologies was able to generate revenue of ₩23.0b in the last twelve months, we think its profit result of ₩2.79b was more important. In the chart below, you can see that its profit and revenue have both grown over the last three years.

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Not all profits are equal, and we can learn more about the nature of a company's past profitability by diving deeper into the financial statements. This article will discuss how unusual items have impacted RN2 Technologies' most recent profit results. Note: we always recommend investors check balance sheet strength. Click here to be taken to our balance sheet analysis of RN2 Technologies.

How Do Unusual Items Influence Profit?

To properly understand RN2 Technologies' profit results, we need to consider the ₩466m expense attributed to unusual items. It's never great to see unusual items costing the company profits, but on the upside, things might improve sooner rather than later. When we analysed the vast majority of listed companies worldwide, we found that significant unusual items are often not repeated. And, after all, that's exactly what the accounting terminology implies. If RN2 Technologies doesn't see those unusual expenses repeat, then all else being equal we'd expect its profit to increase over the coming year.

Our Take On RN2 Technologies' Profit Performance

Because unusual items detracted from RN2 Technologies' earnings over the last year, you could argue that we can expect an improved result in the current quarter. Because of this, we think RN2 Technologies' earnings potential is at least as good as it seems, and maybe even better! And on top of that, its earnings per share have grown at an extremely impressive rate over 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. In light of this, if you'd like to do more analysis on the company, it's vital to be informed of the risks involved. You'd be interested to know, that we found 2 warning signs for RN2 Technologies and you'll want to know about these bad boys.

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