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When companies post strong earnings, the stock generally performs well, just like All for One Group SE's (ETR:A1OS) stock has recently. We did some digging and found some further encouraging factors that investors will like.
View our latest analysis for All for One Group
Examining Cashflow Against All for One Group's Earnings
As finance nerds would already know, the accrual ratio from cashflow is a key measure for assessing how well a company's free cash flow (FCF) matches its profit. The accrual ratio subtracts the FCF from the profit for a given period, and divides the result by the average operating assets of the company over that time. This ratio tells us how much of a company's profit is not backed by free cashflow.
Therefore, it's actually considered a good thing when a company has a negative accrual ratio, but a bad thing if its accrual ratio is positive. That is not intended to imply we should worry about a positive accrual ratio, but it's worth noting where the accrual ratio is rather high. That's because some academic studies have suggested that high accruals ratios tend to lead to lower profit or less profit growth.
Over the twelve months to June 2024, All for One Group recorded an accrual ratio of -0.17. Therefore, its statutory earnings were very significantly less than its free cashflow. To wit, it produced free cash flow of €37m during the period, dwarfing its reported profit of €14.6m. All for One Group's free cash flow improved over the last year, which is generally good to see.
That might leave you wondering what analysts are forecasting in terms of future profitability. Luckily, you can click here to see an interactive graph depicting future profitability, based on their estimates.
Our Take On All for One Group's Profit Performance
As we discussed above, All for One Group's accrual ratio indicates strong conversion of profit to free cash flow, which is a positive for the company. Because of this, we think All for One Group's underlying earnings potential is as good as, or possibly even better, than the statutory profit makes it seem! And the EPS is up 6.7% annually, over the last three years. 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. While it's really important to consider how well a company's statutory earnings represent its true earnings power, it's also worth taking a look at what analysts are forecasting for the future. Luckily, you can check out what analysts are forecasting by clicking here.