Solid Earnings May Not Tell The Whole Story For Accelink Technologies CoLtd (SZSE:002281)

Accelink Technologies Co,Ltd. (SZSE:002281) just released a solid earnings report, and the stock displayed some strength. However, we think that shareholders should be cautious as we found some worrying factors underlying the profit.

Check out our latest analysis for Accelink Technologies CoLtd

How Do Unusual Items Influence Profit?

Importantly, our data indicates that Accelink Technologies CoLtd's profit received a boost of CN¥69m in unusual items, over the last year. While we like to see profit increases, we tend to be a little more cautious when unusual items have made a big contribution. We ran the numbers on most publicly listed companies worldwide, and it's very common for unusual items to be once-off in nature. Which is hardly surprising, given the name. 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).

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 Accelink Technologies CoLtd's Profit Performance

We'd posit that Accelink Technologies CoLtd's statutory earnings aren't a clean read on ongoing productivity, due to the large unusual item. Therefore, it seems possible to us that Accelink Technologies CoLtd's true underlying earnings power is actually less than its statutory profit. In further bad news, its earnings per share decreased in the 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. 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. While conducting our analysis, we found that Accelink Technologies CoLtd has 1 warning sign and it would be unwise to ignore this.

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