CapitaLand Investment Limited (SGX:9CI) just reported healthy earnings but the stock price didn't move much. Investors are probably missing some underlying factors which are encouraging for the future of the company.

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SGX:9CI Earnings and Revenue History April 9th 2025

How Do Unusual Items Influence Profit?

To properly understand CapitaLand Investment's profit results, we need to consider the S$132m expense attributed to unusual items. While deductions due to unusual items are disappointing in the first instance, there is a silver lining. When we analysed the vast majority of listed companies worldwide, we found that significant unusual items are often not repeated. And that's hardly a surprise given these line items are considered unusual. If CapitaLand Investment doesn't see those unusual expenses repeat, then all else being equal we'd expect its profit to increase over the coming year.

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 CapitaLand Investment's Profit Performance

Unusual items (expenses) detracted from CapitaLand Investment's earnings over the last year, but we might see an improvement next year. Because of this, we think CapitaLand Investment's earnings potential is at least as good as it seems, and maybe even better! And on top of that, its earnings per share have grown at an extremely impressive rate over the last year. At the end of the day, it's essential to consider more than just the factors above, if you want to understand the company properly. If you want to do dive deeper into CapitaLand Investment, you'd also look into what risks it is currently facing. You'd be interested to know, that we found 1 warning sign for CapitaLand Investment and you'll want to know about it.

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CapitaLandInvest jumps 4.17% at 11:42 am, Apr 10th.