Concerns Surrounding Alijarah Holding (Q.P.S.C.)'s (DSM:NLCS) Performance

Alijarah Holding (Q.P.S.C.)'s (DSM:NLCS) healthy profit numbers didn't contain any surprises for investors. We believe that shareholders have noticed some concerning factors beyond the statutory profit numbers.

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Operating Revenue Or Not?

Companies will classify their revenue streams as either operating revenue or other revenue. Oftentimes, non-operating revenue spikes are not repeated, so it makes sense to be cautious where non-operating revenue has made a very large contribution to total profit. However, we note that when non-operating revenue increases suddenly, it will sometimes generate an unsustainable boost to profit. Notably, Alijarah Holding (Q.P.S.C.) had a significant increase in non-operating revenue over the last year. Indeed, its non-operating revenue rose from ر.ق19.5m last year to ر.ق33.3m this year. The high levels of non-operating revenue are problematic because if (and when) they do not repeat, then overall revenue (and profitability) of the firm will fall. In order to better understand a company's profit result, it can sometimes help to consider whether the result would be very different without a sudden increase in non-operating revenue.

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Our Take On Alijarah Holding (Q.P.S.C.)'s Profit Performance

Since Alijarah Holding (Q.P.S.C.) saw a big increase in its non-operating revenue over the last twelve months, we'd be very cautious about relying too heavily on the statutory profit number, which would have benefitted from this potentially unsustainable change. As a result, we think it may well be the case that Alijarah Holding (Q.P.S.C.)'s underlying earnings power is lower than its statutory profit. And we are pleased to note that EPS is at least heading in the right direction in the alst 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 Alijarah Holding (Q.P.S.C.), you'd also look into what risks it is currently facing. You'd be interested to know, that we found 2 warning signs for Alijarah Holding (Q.P.S.C.) and you'll want to know about these.

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