Does Resintech Berhad's (KLSE:RESINTC) Statutory Profit Adequately Reflect Its Underlying Profit?

Broadly speaking, profitable businesses are less risky than unprofitable ones. However, sometimes companies receive a one-off boost (or reduction) to their profit, and it's not always clear whether statutory profits are a good guide, going forward. In this article, we'll look at how useful this year's statutory profit is, when analysing Resintech Berhad (KLSE:RESINTC).

We like the fact that Resintech Berhad made a profit of RM5.07m on its revenue of RM73.7m, in the last year. The chart below shows that revenue has been flat over the last three years, while profit has actually declined.

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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 focus on the impact unusual items have had on Resintech Berhad's statutory earnings. Note: we always recommend investors check balance sheet strength. Click here to be taken to our balance sheet analysis of Resintech Berhad.

How Do Unusual Items Influence Profit?

To properly understand Resintech Berhad's profit results, we need to consider the RM846k gain attributed to unusual items. While we like to see profit increases, we tend to be a little more cautious when unusual items have made a big contribution. When we analysed the vast majority of listed companies worldwide, we found that significant unusual items are often not repeated. Which is hardly surprising, given the name. 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).

Our Take On Resintech Berhad's Profit Performance

We'd posit that Resintech Berhad's statutory earnings aren't a clean read on ongoing productivity, due to the large unusual item. Because of this, we think that it may be that Resintech Berhad's statutory profits are better than its underlying earnings power. Sadly, its EPS was down over the last twelve months. 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. If you want to do dive deeper into Resintech Berhad, you'd also look into what risks it is currently facing. For instance, we've identified 4 warning signs for Resintech Berhad (1 doesn't sit too well with us) you should be familiar with.

This note has only looked at a single factor that sheds light on the nature of Resintech Berhad's profit. But there are plenty of other ways to inform your opinion of a company. For example, many people consider a high return on equity as an indication of favorable business economics, while others like to 'follow the money' and search out stocks that insiders are buying. So you may wish to see this free collection of companies boasting high return on equity, or this list of stocks that insiders are buying.

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