Eupe Corporation Berhad's (KLSE:EUPE) Profits Appear To Have Quality Issues

Following the solid earnings report from Eupe Corporation Berhad (KLSE:EUPE), the market responded by bidding up the stock price. Despite this, our analysis suggests that there are some factors weakening the foundations of those good profit numbers.

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To understand the value of a company's earnings growth, it is imperative to consider any dilution of shareholders' interests. As it happens, Eupe Corporation Berhad issued 11% more new shares over the last year. Therefore, each share now receives a smaller portion of profit. Per share metrics like EPS help us understand how much actual shareholders are benefitting from the company's profits, while the net income level gives us a better view of the company's absolute size. You can see a chart of Eupe Corporation Berhad's EPS by clicking here.

How Is Dilution Impacting Eupe Corporation Berhad's Earnings Per Share (EPS)?

Unfortunately, Eupe Corporation Berhad's profit is down 19% per year over three years. The good news is that profit was up 36% in the last twelve months. On the other hand, earnings per share are only up 35% over the same period. Therefore, the dilution is having a noteworthy influence on shareholder returns.

Changes in the share price do tend to reflect changes in earnings per share, in the long run. So Eupe Corporation Berhad shareholders will want to see that EPS figure continue to increase. 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 Eupe Corporation Berhad.

Our Take On Eupe Corporation Berhad's Profit Performance

Each Eupe Corporation Berhad share now gets a meaningfully smaller slice of its overall profit, due to dilution of existing shareholders. Because of this, we think that it may be that Eupe Corporation Berhad's statutory profits are better than its underlying earnings power. But at least holders can take some solace from the 35% EPS growth 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. With this in mind, we wouldn't consider investing in a stock unless we had a thorough understanding of the risks. Be aware that Eupe Corporation Berhad is showing 4 warning signs in our investment analysis and 1 of those is a bit unpleasant...

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