Impressive Earnings May Not Tell The Whole Story For Nivika Fastigheter (STO:NIVI B)

Nivika Fastigheter AB (publ) (STO:NIVI B) announced strong profits, but the stock was stagnant. We did some digging, and we found some concerning factors in the details.

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The Impact Of Unusual Items On Profit

For anyone who wants to understand Nivika Fastigheter's profit beyond the statutory numbers, it's important to note that during the last twelve months statutory profit gained from kr35m worth of unusual items. While we like to see profit increases, we tend to be a little more cautious when unusual items have made a big contribution. When we analysed the vast majority of listed companies worldwide, we found that significant unusual items are often not repeated. And that's as you'd expect, given these boosts are described as 'unusual'. If Nivika Fastigheter doesn't see that contribution repeat, then all else being equal we'd expect its profit to drop over the current year.

That might leave you wondering what analysts are forecasting in terms of future profitability. Luckily, you can click here to see an interactive graph depicting future profitability, based on their estimates.

Our Take On Nivika Fastigheter's Profit Performance

We'd posit that Nivika Fastigheter's statutory earnings aren't a clean read on ongoing productivity, due to the large unusual item. Because of this, we think that it may be that Nivika Fastigheter's statutory profits are better than its underlying earnings power. On the bright side, the company showed enough improvement to book a profit this year, after losing money last year. 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 Nivika Fastigheter, you'd also look into what risks it is currently facing. You'd be interested to know, that we found 1 warning sign for Nivika Fastigheter and you'll want to know about it.

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