Grupo Posadas. de's (BMV:POSADASA) Solid Earnings May Rest On Weak Foundations

The market for Grupo Posadas, S.A.B. de C.V.'s (BMV:POSADASA) stock was strong after it released a healthy earnings report last week. While the profit numbers were good, our analysis has found some concerning factors that shareholders should be aware of.

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How Do Unusual Items Influence Profit?

To properly understand Grupo Posadas. de's profit results, we need to consider the Mex$109m 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'. Assuming those unusual items don't show up again in the current year, we'd thus expect profit to be weaker next year (in the absence of business growth, that is).

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Our Take On Grupo Posadas. de's Profit Performance

Arguably, Grupo Posadas. de's statutory earnings have been distorted by unusual items boosting profit. Therefore, it seems possible to us that Grupo Posadas. de's true underlying earnings power is actually less than its statutory profit. But at least holders can take some solace from the 44% EPS growth in the last year. 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. So while earnings quality is important, it's equally important to consider the risks facing Grupo Posadas. de at this point in time. While conducting our analysis, we found that Grupo Posadas. de has 2 warning signs and it would be unwise to ignore these.

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