Legal & General Group Plc

LSE:LGEN Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£13.1b

Legal & General Group Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 0/6

Legal & General Group's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -24.3%, while the Insurance industry saw earnings declining at 21% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 12.5% per year. Legal & General Group's return on equity is 7.5%, and it has net margins of 2.3%.

Key information

-24.3%

Earnings growth rate

-24.3%

EPS growth rate

Insurance Industry Growth-7.2%
Revenue growth rate-12.5%
Return on equity7.5%
Net Margin2.3%
Last Earnings Update30 Jun 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Legal & General Group (LON:LGEN) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.06

Aug 16
Legal & General Group (LON:LGEN) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.06

Legal & General Group Plc (LON:LGEN) Not Lagging Market On Growth Or Pricing

Aug 01
Legal & General Group Plc (LON:LGEN) Not Lagging Market On Growth Or Pricing

Legal & General Group Plc (LON:LGEN) Not Lagging Market On Growth Or Pricing

Apr 15
Legal & General Group Plc (LON:LGEN) Not Lagging Market On Growth Or Pricing

Legal & General Group (LON:LGEN) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At £0.1463

Mar 20
Legal & General Group (LON:LGEN) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At £0.1463

We Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And Legal & General Group (LON:LGEN) Passed With Ease

Aug 05
We Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And Legal & General Group (LON:LGEN) Passed With Ease

Legal & General Group's (LON:LGEN) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Apr 15
Legal & General Group's (LON:LGEN) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Legal & General Group (LON:LGEN) Is Increasing Its Dividend To UK£0.052

Aug 07
Legal & General Group (LON:LGEN) Is Increasing Its Dividend To UK£0.052

This Is Why Legal & General Group Plc's (LON:LGEN) CEO Compensation Looks Appropriate

May 14
This Is Why Legal & General Group Plc's (LON:LGEN) CEO Compensation Looks Appropriate

New Forecasts: Here's What Analysts Think The Future Holds For Legal & General Group Plc (LON:LGEN)

Apr 15
New Forecasts: Here's What Analysts Think The Future Holds For Legal & General Group Plc (LON:LGEN)

Is Legal & General Group Plc (LON:LGEN) A Smart Pick For Income Investors?

Mar 27
Is Legal & General Group Plc (LON:LGEN) A Smart Pick For Income Investors?

Here's What Legal & General Group Plc's (LON:LGEN) Shareholder Ownership Structure Looks Like

Mar 09
Here's What Legal & General Group Plc's (LON:LGEN) Shareholder Ownership Structure Looks Like

Would Shareholders Who Purchased Legal & General Group's (LON:LGEN) Stock Year Be Happy With The Share price Today?

Feb 11
Would Shareholders Who Purchased Legal & General Group's (LON:LGEN) Stock Year Be Happy With The Share price Today?

How Many Legal & General Group Plc (LON:LGEN) Shares Did Insiders Buy, In The Last Year?

Dec 29
How Many Legal & General Group Plc (LON:LGEN) Shares Did Insiders Buy, In The Last Year?

Key Things To Consider Before Buying Legal & General Group Plc (LON:LGEN) For Its Dividend

Dec 14
Key Things To Consider Before Buying Legal & General Group Plc (LON:LGEN) For Its Dividend

Here's What We Learned About The CEO Pay At Legal & General Group Plc (LON:LGEN)

Nov 29
Here's What We Learned About The CEO Pay At Legal & General Group Plc (LON:LGEN)

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Legal & General Group makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

LSE:LGEN Revenue, expenses and earnings (GBP Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Jun 2412,31928100
31 Mar 2412,15235800
31 Dec 2311,98543500
30 Sep 2312,21852900
30 Jun 2312,38256200
31 Mar 2312,16866100
31 Dec 2211,95476000
30 Sep 2212,4691,14920
30 Jun 2212,9841,53740
31 Mar 2211,3181,78240
31 Dec 219,6512,02740
30 Sep 2110,8052,06120
30 Jun 2111,9592,09400
31 Mar 2114,9801,70300
31 Dec 2018,0011,31100
30 Sep 2016,6181,27300
30 Jun 2015,2351,23500
31 Mar 2017,4801,52300
31 Dec 1919,7241,81100
30 Sep 1920,8951,85200
30 Jun 1922,0661,89300
31 Mar 1916,5291,83900
31 Dec 1810,9921,78400
30 Sep 189,0371,71200
30 Jun 187,0811,63900
31 Mar 188,7561,72500
31 Dec 1710,4311,81100
30 Jun 1710,6851,409260
31 Mar 1714,2881,288260
31 Dec 1617,8901,167260
30 Sep 1617,3181,231480
30 Jun 1615,2281,204490
31 Mar 1610,9671,140490
31 Dec 156,7051,075490
30 Sep 159,7721,049520
30 Jun 1512,8381,023540
31 Mar 1515,2831,004540
31 Dec 1417,727985540
30 Sep 1415,416960510
30 Jun 1413,104935480
31 Mar 1410,839914480
31 Dec 138,574893480
30 Sep 139,645879480

Quality Earnings: LGEN has a large one-off loss of £931.0M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 30th June, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: LGEN's current net profit margins (2.3%) are lower than last year (4.5%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: LGEN's earnings have declined by 24.3% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: LGEN's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: LGEN had negative earnings growth (-50%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Insurance industry average (48.6%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: LGEN's Return on Equity (7.5%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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