Miahona's (TADAWUL:2084) Solid Earnings Have Been Accounted For Conservatively

Miahona Company Limited (TADAWUL:2084) announced a healthy earnings result recently, and the market rewarded it with a strong uplift in the stock price. This reaction by the market reaction is understandable when looking at headline profits and we have found some further encouraging factors.

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Zooming In On Miahona's Earnings

Many investors haven't heard of the accrual ratio from cashflow, but it is actually a useful measure of how well a company's profit is backed up by free cash flow (FCF) during a given period. To get the accrual ratio we first subtract FCF from profit for a period, and then divide that number by the average operating assets for the period. You could think of the accrual ratio from cashflow as the 'non-FCF profit ratio'.

As a result, a negative accrual ratio is a positive for the company, and a positive accrual ratio is a negative. That is not intended to imply we should worry about a positive accrual ratio, but it's worth noting where the accrual ratio is rather high. To quote a 2014 paper by Lewellen and Resutek, "firms with higher accruals tend to be less profitable in the future".

For the year to March 2025, Miahona had an accrual ratio of -0.11. Therefore, its statutory earnings were quite a lot less than its free cashflow. To wit, it produced free cash flow of ر.س165m during the period, dwarfing its reported profit of ر.س82.5m. Miahona shareholders are no doubt pleased that free cash flow improved over the last twelve months.

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Our Take On Miahona's Profit Performance

Miahona's accrual ratio is solid, and indicates strong free cash flow, as we discussed, above. Based on this observation, we consider it likely that Miahona's statutory profit actually understates its earnings potential! And the EPS is up 43% over the last twelve months. At the end of the day, it's essential to consider more than just the factors above, if you want to understand the company properly. If you want to do dive deeper into Miahona, you'd also look into what risks it is currently facing. In terms of investment risks, we've identified 2 warning signs with Miahona, and understanding them should be part of your investment process.

Today we've zoomed in on a single data point to better understand the nature of Miahona'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. While it might take a little research on your behalf, you may find this free collection of companies boasting high return on equity, or this list of stocks with significant insider holdings to be useful.

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