Hosen Group's (Catalist:5EV) Solid Earnings May Rest On Weak Foundations

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Hosen Group Ltd. (Catalist:5EV) 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.
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How Do Unusual Items Influence Profit?
For anyone who wants to understand Hosen Group's profit beyond the statutory numbers, it's important to note that during the last twelve months statutory profit gained from S$314k worth of unusual items. While it's always nice to have higher profit, a large contribution from unusual items sometimes dampens our enthusiasm. 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 Hosen Group doesn't see that contribution repeat, then all else being equal we'd expect its profit to drop over the current year.
Note: we always recommend investors check balance sheet strength. Click here to be taken to our balance sheet analysis of Hosen Group.
Our Take On Hosen Group's Profit Performance
We'd posit that Hosen Group'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 Hosen Group's statutory profits are better than its underlying earnings power. The silver lining is that its EPS growth over the last year has been really wonderful, even if it's not a perfect measure. 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. With this in mind, we wouldn't consider investing in a stock unless we had a thorough understanding of the risks. In terms of investment risks, we've identified 2 warning signs with Hosen Group, and understanding these bad boys should be part of your investment process.
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