Silvery Dragon Prestressed Materials Co.,LTD Tianjin (SHSE:603969) just reported some strong earnings, and the market reacted accordingly with a healthy uplift in the share price. However, our analysis suggests that shareholders may be missing some factors that indicate the earnings result was not as good as it looked.

The Impact Of Unusual Items On Profit

To properly understand Silvery Dragon Prestressed MaterialsLTD Tianjin's profit results, we need to consider the CN¥23m 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 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'. 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).

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Our Take On Silvery Dragon Prestressed MaterialsLTD Tianjin's Profit Performance

Arguably, Silvery Dragon Prestressed MaterialsLTD Tianjin's statutory earnings have been distorted by unusual items boosting profit. Therefore, it seems possible to us that Silvery Dragon Prestressed MaterialsLTD Tianjin's true underlying earnings power is actually less than its statutory profit. But at least holders can take some solace from the 25% per annum growth in EPS for the last three. Of course, we've only just scratched the surface when it comes to analysing its earnings; one could also consider margins, forecast growth, and return on investment, among other factors. If you want to do dive deeper into Silvery Dragon Prestressed MaterialsLTD Tianjin, you'd also look into what risks it is currently facing. For example, Silvery Dragon Prestressed MaterialsLTD Tianjin has 2 warning signs (and 1 which is concerning) we think you should know about.

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