The market rallied behind Daheng New Epoch Technology Inc.'s (SHSE:600288) stock, leading do a rise in the share price after its recent weak earnings report. Sometimes, shareholders are willing to ignore soft numbers with the hope that they will improve, but our analysis suggests this is unlikely for Daheng New Epoch Technology.

The Impact Of Unusual Items On Profit

For anyone who wants to understand Daheng New Epoch Technology's profit beyond the statutory numbers, it's important to note that during the last twelve months statutory profit gained from CN¥61m worth of unusual items. We can't deny that higher profits generally leave us optimistic, but we'd prefer it if the profit were to be sustainable. 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. Which is hardly surprising, given the name. Daheng New Epoch Technology had a rather significant contribution from unusual items relative to its profit to December 2023. All else being equal, this would likely have the effect of making the statutory profit a poor guide to underlying earnings power.

Note: we always recommend investors check balance sheet strength. Click here to be taken to our balance sheet analysis of Daheng New Epoch Technology.

Our Take On Daheng New Epoch Technology's Profit Performance

As we discussed above, we think the significant positive unusual item makes Daheng New Epoch Technology's earnings a poor guide to its underlying profitability. As a result, we think it may well be the case that Daheng New Epoch Technology's underlying earnings power is lower than its statutory profit. Sadly, its EPS was down over the last twelve months. 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. Keep in mind, when it comes to analysing a stock it's worth noting the risks involved. You'd be interested to know, that we found 1 warning sign for Daheng New Epoch Technology and you'll want to know about this.

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