TAIWAN CHELIC's (TPE:4555) Earnings Are Of Questionable Quality

TAIWAN CHELIC Co., Ltd. (TPE:4555) announced strong profits, but the stock was stagnant. We did some digging, and we found some concerning factors in the details.

View our latest analysis for TAIWAN CHELIC

The Impact Of Unusual Items On Profit

To properly understand TAIWAN CHELIC's profit results, we need to consider the NT$31m gain attributed to unusual items. While it's always nice to have higher profit, a large contribution from unusual items sometimes dampens our enthusiasm. When we crunched the numbers on thousands of publicly listed companies, we found that a boost from unusual items in a given year is often not repeated the next year. And that's as you'd expect, given these boosts are described as 'unusual'. If TAIWAN CHELIC 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 TAIWAN CHELIC's Profit Performance

We'd posit that TAIWAN CHELIC's statutory earnings aren't a clean read on ongoing productivity, due to the large unusual item. Therefore, it seems possible to us that TAIWAN CHELIC's true underlying earnings power is actually less than its statutory profit. But at least holders can take some solace from the 58% 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. If you want to do dive deeper into TAIWAN CHELIC, you'd also look into what risks it is currently facing. To that end, you should learn about the 4 warning signs we've spotted with TAIWAN CHELIC (including 2 which are concerning).

Today we've zoomed in on a single data point to better understand the nature of TAIWAN CHELIC's profit. But there is always more to discover if you are capable of focussing your mind on minutiae. Some people consider a high return on equity to be a good sign of a quality business. 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 that insiders are buying to be useful.

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