Enma Al Rawabi Investment & Real Estate Development's (TADAWUL:9521) Sluggish Earnings Might Be Just The Beginning Of Its Problems

The subdued market reaction suggests that Enma Al Rawabi Investment & Real Estate Development Company's (TADAWUL:9521) recent earnings didn't contain any surprises. However, we believe that investors should be aware of some underlying factors which may be of concern.

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The Impact Of Unusual Items On Profit

Importantly, our data indicates that Enma Al Rawabi Investment & Real Estate Development's profit received a boost of ر.س1.8m in unusual items, over the last year. We can't deny that higher profits generally leave us optimistic, but we'd prefer it if the profit were to be sustainable. When we analysed the vast majority of listed companies worldwide, we found that significant unusual items are often not repeated. And, after all, that's exactly what the accounting terminology implies. 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 Enma Al Rawabi Investment & Real Estate Development's Profit Performance

We'd posit that Enma Al Rawabi Investment & Real Estate Development's statutory earnings aren't a clean read on ongoing productivity, due to the large unusual item. Therefore, it seems possible to us that Enma Al Rawabi Investment & Real Estate Development's true underlying earnings power is actually less than its statutory profit. But at least holders can take some solace from the 25% 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. In light of this, if you'd like to do more analysis on the company, it's vital to be informed of the risks involved. For instance, we've identified 3 warning signs for Enma Al Rawabi Investment & Real Estate Development (2 are significant) you should be familiar with.

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