Archer-Daniels-Midland Company

WBAG:ARDA Stock Report

Market Cap: €23.2b

Archer-Daniels-Midland Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 1/6

Archer-Daniels-Midland has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 16.4%, while the Food industry saw earnings growing at 10.2% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 9.5% per year. Archer-Daniels-Midland's return on equity is 7.9%, and it has net margins of 2.1%.

Key information

16.4%

Earnings growth rate

17.6%

EPS growth rate

Food Industry Growth12.7%
Revenue growth rate9.5%
Return on equity7.9%
Net Margin2.1%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Archer-Daniels-Midland makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

WBAG:ARDA Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 2487,0101,7983,7130
30 Jun 2488,7682,6013,5930
31 Mar 2491,7103,0423,5220
31 Dec 2393,9353,4833,4570
30 Sep 2396,8963,9373,5170
30 Jun 2399,8844,1473,4600
31 Mar 23101,9784,4563,4140
31 Dec 22101,5564,3403,3780
30 Sep 2298,7074,1033,1970
30 Jun 2294,3643,5983,1160
31 Mar 2290,0063,0743,1170
31 Dec 2185,2492,7093,0990
30 Sep 2180,1372,6143,0060
30 Jun 2174,9232,3132,8940
31 Mar 2168,2782,0702,7280
31 Dec 2064,3551,7722,6380
30 Sep 2062,7061,5892,6300
30 Jun 2064,3061,7712,5950
31 Mar 2064,3221,5372,5420
31 Dec 1964,6561,3792,5420
30 Sep 1964,2741,1902,4650
30 Jun 1963,3481,3192,4240
31 Mar 1964,1191,6502,3820
31 Dec 1864,3411,8102,2390
30 Sep 1864,4642,2832,0090
30 Jun 1863,4911,9391,9840
31 Mar 1861,3661,6491,9770
31 Dec 1760,8281,5951,9840
30 Sep 1761,2591,2312,0270
30 Jun 1762,2641,3802,0660
31 Mar 1762,9501,3882,0380
31 Dec 1662,3461,2791,9660
30 Sep 1662,2901,5732,0060
30 Jun 1663,0231,4841,9720
31 Mar 1664,5801,5861,9720
31 Dec 1567,7021,8491,9800
30 Sep 1572,1511,8322,1660
30 Jun 1573,7032,3272,1050
31 Mar 1578,0112,4742,0110
31 Dec 1481,2012,2481,9070
30 Sep 1484,4501,9211,7080
30 Jun 1487,7261,6501,6880
31 Mar 1488,7731,3401,7160
31 Dec 1389,8041,3421,7590

Quality Earnings: ARDA has a large one-off loss of $697.0M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 30th September, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: ARDA's current net profit margins (2.1%) are lower than last year (4.1%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: ARDA's earnings have grown by 16.4% per year over the past 5 years.

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

Earnings vs Industry: ARDA had negative earnings growth (-54.3%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Food industry average (18.9%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: ARDA's Return on Equity (7.9%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 07:14
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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Market Prices30 years
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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Archer-Daniels-Midland Company is covered by 39 analysts. 10 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Deborah CiervoArgus Research Company
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research
Farooq HamedBarclays