The market for Sanbo Hospital Management Group Limited's (SZSE:301293) stock was strong after it released a healthy earnings report last week. Despite this, our analysis suggests that there are some factors weakening the foundations of those good profit numbers.

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The Impact Of Unusual Items On Profit

For anyone who wants to understand Sanbo Hospital Management Group's profit beyond the statutory numbers, it's important to note that during the last twelve months statutory profit gained from CN¥15m worth of unusual items. While we like to see profit increases, we tend to be a little more cautious when unusual items have made a big contribution. 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. If Sanbo Hospital Management Group doesn't see that contribution repeat, then all else being equal we'd expect its profit to drop over the current year.

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Our Take On Sanbo Hospital Management Group's Profit Performance

Arguably, Sanbo Hospital Management Group's statutory earnings have been distorted by unusual items boosting profit. Because of this, we think that it may be that Sanbo Hospital Management Group's statutory profits are better than its underlying earnings power. But at least holders can take some solace from the 15% per annum growth in EPS for the last three. 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. 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. At Simply Wall St, we found 1 warning sign for Sanbo Hospital Management Group and we think they deserve your attention.

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