We Don’t Think Cielo-Blu Group's (TLV:CILO) Earnings Should Make Shareholders Too Comfortable
Cielo-Blu Group Ltd's (TLV:CILO) stock performed strongly after the recent earnings report. However, we think that investors should be cautious when interpreting the profit numbers.
One essential aspect of assessing earnings quality is to look at how much a company is diluting shareholders. In fact, Cielo-Blu Group increased the number of shares on issue by 46% over the last twelve months by issuing new shares. That means its earnings are split among a greater number of shares. Per share metrics like EPS help us understand how much actual shareholders are benefitting from the company's profits, while the net income level gives us a better view of the company's absolute size. Check out Cielo-Blu Group's historical EPS growth by clicking on this link.
A Look At The Impact Of Cielo-Blu Group's Dilution On Its Earnings Per Share (EPS)
Unfortunately, we don't have any visibility into its profits three years back, because we lack the data. Zooming in to the last year, we still can't talk about growth rates coherently, since it made a loss last year. But mathematics aside, it is always good to see when a formerly unprofitable business come good (though we accept profit would have been higher if dilution had not been required). So you can see that the dilution has had a fairly significant impact on shareholders.
If Cielo-Blu Group's EPS can grow over time then that drastically improves the chances of the share price moving in the same direction. But on the other hand, we'd be far less excited to learn profit (but not EPS) was improving. For the ordinary retail shareholder, EPS is a great measure to check your hypothetical "share" of the company's profit.
Note: we always recommend investors check balance sheet strength. Click here to be taken to our balance sheet analysis of Cielo-Blu Group.
The Impact Of Unusual Items On Profit
Alongside that dilution, it's also important to note that Cielo-Blu Group's profit was boosted by unusual items worth ₪11m in the last twelve months. 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. Cielo-Blu Group had a rather significant contribution from unusual items relative to its profit to September 2025. All else being equal, this would likely have the effect of making the statutory profit a poor guide to underlying earnings power.
Our Take On Cielo-Blu Group's Profit Performance
To sum it all up, Cielo-Blu Group got a nice boost to profit from unusual items; without that, its statutory results would have looked worse. And furthermore, it went and issued plenty of new shares, ensuring that each shareholder (who did not tip more money in) now owns a smaller proportion of the company. For the reasons mentioned above, we think that a perfunctory glance at Cielo-Blu Group's statutory profits might make it look better than it really is on an underlying level. So while earnings quality is important, it's equally important to consider the risks facing Cielo-Blu Group at this point in time. Be aware that Cielo-Blu Group is showing 5 warning signs in our investment analysis and 2 of those can't be ignored...
In this article we've looked at a number of factors that can impair the utility of profit numbers, and we've come away cautious. But there is always more to discover if you are capable of focussing your mind on minutiae. For example, many people consider a high return on equity as an indication of favorable business economics, while others like to 'follow the money' and search out stocks that insiders are buying. So you may wish to see this free collection of companies boasting high return on equity, or this list of stocks with high insider ownership.
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