Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 4/6

Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -9.1%, while the Electric Utilities industry saw earnings growing at 5.6% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 6% per year. Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL's return on equity is 9.2%, and it has net margins of 10.6%.

Key information

-9.1%

Earnings growth rate

-10.2%

EPS growth rate

Electric Utilities Industry Growth	-4.2%
Revenue growth rate	6.0%
Return on equity	9.2%
Net Margin	10.6%
Last Earnings Update	30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

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Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

BASE:ELP Revenue, expenses and earnings (BRL Millions)
Date	Revenue	Earnings	G+A Expenses
30 Sep 24	22,200	2,354	1,018
30 Jun 24	22,008	2,045	1,244
31 Mar 24	21,629	2,044	1,236
31 Dec 23	21,479	2,135	1,231
30 Sep 23	21,177	2,243	1,151
30 Jun 23	20,741	2,189	933
31 Mar 23	20,215	1,181	885
31 Dec 22	20,535	1,224	909
30 Sep 22	21,864	881	1,052
30 Jun 22	23,734	2,227	1,090
31 Mar 22	24,586	3,677	1,135
31 Dec 21	23,984	3,763	1,120
30 Sep 21	23,046	4,439	1,056
30 Jun 21	20,398	3,389	981
31 Mar 21	19,552	4,072	1,000
31 Dec 20	18,633	3,829	969
30 Sep 20	17,302	3,397	947
30 Jun 20	17,151	3,364	939
31 Mar 20	16,040	2,106	884
31 Dec 19	15,869	2,098	887
30 Sep 19	15,216	1,751	847
30 Jun 19	15,346	1,535	850
31 Mar 19	15,482	1,557	851
31 Dec 18	14,935	1,407	872
30 Sep 18	15,174	1,197	846
30 Jun 18	14,509	1,182	903
31 Mar 18	14,076	972	903
31 Dec 17	14,025	1,034	855
30 Sep 17	13,411	846	978
30 Jun 17	12,681	350	957
31 Mar 17	13,316	1,170	985
31 Dec 16	13,102	896	992
30 Sep 16	13,359	1,322	948
30 Jun 16	13,690	1,496	918
31 Mar 16	13,791	808	910
31 Dec 15	14,946	1,110	954
30 Sep 15	15,854	1,034	853
30 Jun 15	15,895	1,166	813
31 Mar 15	15,105	1,103	776
31 Dec 14	13,996	1,206	673
30 Sep 14	11,900	1,143	694
30 Jun 14	10,868	1,189	678
31 Mar 14	9,851	1,217	638
31 Dec 13	9,180	1,073	626

Quality Earnings: ELP has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: ELP's current net profit margins (10.6%) are higher than last year (10.6%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: ELP's earnings have declined by 9.1% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: ELP's earnings growth over the past year (5%) exceeds its 5-year average (-9.1% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: ELP earnings growth over the past year (5%) exceeded the Electric Utilities industry 4.4%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: ELP's Return on Equity (9.2%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2024/12/18 05:46
End of Day Share Price	2024/12/18 00:00
Earnings	2024/09/30
Annual Earnings	2023/12/31

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Market Prices	30 years	Stock prices Dividends, Splits and Actions	ICE Market Data SEC Form S-1
Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
Management	10 years	Leadership team Board of directors	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

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Analyst Sources

Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL is covered by 30 analysts. 8 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

Analyst	Institution
Felipe Mattar	Barclays
Gustavo Faria	BofA Global Research
Arthur Pereira	BofA Global Research