Allmed Medical Products Co., Ltd's (SZSE:002950) stock rose 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 Allmed Medical Products.

See our latest analysis for Allmed Medical Products

How Do Unusual Items Influence Profit?

Importantly, our data indicates that Allmed Medical Products' profit received a boost of CN¥80m in unusual items, over the last year. We can't deny that higher profits generally leave us optimistic, but we'd prefer it if the profit were to be sustainable. We ran the numbers on most publicly listed companies worldwide, and it's very common for unusual items to be once-off in nature. And, after all, that's exactly what the accounting terminology implies. 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).

Note: we always recommend investors check balance sheet strength. Click here to be taken to our balance sheet analysis of Allmed Medical Products.

Our Take On Allmed Medical Products' Profit Performance

Arguably, Allmed Medical Products' statutory earnings have been distorted by unusual items boosting profit. Because of this, we think that it may be that Allmed Medical Products' statutory profits are better than its underlying earnings power. But the good news is that its EPS growth over the last three years has been very impressive. 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. If you want to do dive deeper into Allmed Medical Products, you'd also look into what risks it is currently facing. At Simply Wall St, we found 2 warning signs for Allmed Medical Products and we think they deserve your attention.

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