Krona Public Real Estate's (NGM:KRONA) Earnings Are Weaker Than They Seem

Krona Public Real Estate AB (publ) (NGM:KRONA) announced strong profits, but the stock was stagnant. We did some digging, and we found some concerning factors in the details.

Check out our latest analysis for Krona Public Real Estate

One essential aspect of assessing earnings quality is to look at how much a company is diluting shareholders. As it happens, Krona Public Real Estate issued 25% more new shares over the last year. Therefore, each share now receives a smaller portion of profit. To celebrate net income while ignoring dilution is like rejoicing because you have a single slice of a larger pizza, but ignoring the fact that the pizza is now cut into many more slices. Check out Krona Public Real Estate's historical EPS growth by clicking on this link.

How Is Dilution Impacting Krona Public Real Estate's Earnings Per Share (EPS)?

We don't have any data on the company's profits from three years ago. Zooming in to the last year, we still can't talk about growth rates coherently, since it made a loss last year. What we do know is that while it's great to see a profit over the last twelve months, that profit would have been better, on a per share basis, if the company hadn't needed to issue shares. And so, you can see quite clearly that dilution is having a rather significant impact on shareholders.

If Krona Public Real Estate's EPS can grow over time then that drastically improves the chances of the share price moving in the same direction. But on the other hand, we'd be far less excited to learn profit (but not EPS) was improving. For the ordinary retail shareholder, EPS is a great measure to check your hypothetical "share" of the company's profit.

Note: we always recommend investors check balance sheet strength. Click here to be taken to our balance sheet analysis of Krona Public Real Estate.

Our Take On Krona Public Real Estate's Profit Performance

Krona Public Real Estate issued shares during the year, and that means its EPS performance lags its net income growth. Therefore, it seems possible to us that Krona Public Real Estate's true underlying earnings power is actually less than its statutory profit. The good news is that it earned a profit in the last twelve months, despite its previous loss. 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. If you want to do dive deeper into Krona Public Real Estate, you'd also look into what risks it is currently facing. Be aware that Krona Public Real Estate is showing 3 warning signs in our investment analysis and 1 of those is a bit unpleasant...

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