Proteak Uno. de's (BMV:TEAKCPO) Solid Profits Have Weak Fundamentals

Proteak Uno, S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV:TEAKCPO) announced strong profits, but the stock was stagnant. We did some digging, and we found some concerning factors in the details.

Check out our latest analysis for Proteak Uno. de

One essential aspect of assessing earnings quality is to look at how much a company is diluting shareholders. Proteak Uno. de expanded the number of shares on issue by 18% over the last year. Therefore, each share now receives a smaller portion of profit. To talk about net income, without noticing earnings per share, is to be distracted by the big numbers while ignoring the smaller numbers that talk to per share value. You can see a chart of Proteak Uno. de's EPS by clicking here.

How Is Dilution Impacting Proteak Uno. de's Earnings Per Share? (EPS)

Proteak Uno. de was losing money three years ago. And even focusing only on the last twelve months, we don't have a meaningful growth rate because it made a loss a year ago, too. But mathematics aside, it is always good to see when a formerly unprofitable business come good (though we accept profit would have been higher if dilution had not been required). So you can see that the dilution has had a bit of an impact on shareholders.

In the long term, if Proteak Uno. de's earnings per share can increase, then the share price should too. But on the other hand, we'd be far less excited to learn profit (but not EPS) was improving. For that reason, you could say that EPS is more important that net income in the long run, assuming the goal is to assess whether a company's share price might grow.

Note: we always recommend investors check balance sheet strength. Click here to be taken to our balance sheet analysis of Proteak Uno. de.

Our Take On Proteak Uno. de's Profit Performance

Over the last year Proteak Uno. de issued new shares and so, there's a noteworthy divergence between EPS and net income growth. Therefore, it seems possible to us that Proteak Uno. de's true underlying earnings power is actually less than its statutory profit. The good news is that it earned a profit in the last twelve months, despite its previous loss. 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. If you want to do dive deeper into Proteak Uno. de, you'd also look into what risks it is currently facing. While conducting our analysis, we found that Proteak Uno. de has 3 warning signs and it would be unwise to ignore them.

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