Südzucker AG

WBAG:SZU Stock Report

Market Cap: €2.1b

Südzucker Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

Südzucker has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 75%, while the Food industry saw earnings growing at 10.2% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 11.6% per year. Südzucker's return on equity is 9.5%, and it has net margins of 3.3%.

Key information

75.0%

Earnings growth rate

75.0%

EPS growth rate

Food Industry Growth12.7%
Revenue growth rate11.6%
Return on equity9.5%
Net Margin3.3%
Next Earnings Update14 Jan 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Südzucker makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

WBAG:SZU Revenue, expenses and earnings (EUR Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Aug 2410,3223361,3110
31 May 2410,3414661,2580
29 Feb 2410,3085561,2580
30 Nov 2310,1716381,0760
31 Aug 239,9616141,1740
31 May 239,7504721,1170
28 Feb 239,5073951,1170
30 Nov 229,0662649840
31 Aug 228,6271431,0120
31 May 228,1211389840
28 Feb 227,599669840
30 Nov 217,234761,0040
31 Aug 216,932-839990
31 May 216,768-1171,0040
28 Feb 216,684-1061,0040
30 Nov 206,732-1499760
31 Aug 206,705-829930
31 May 206,660-889760
29 Feb 206,671-1219760
30 Nov 196,590-9289580
31 Aug 196,594-8879660
31 May 196,693-8719580
28 Feb 196,754-8449580
30 Nov 186,873419310
31 Aug 186,9651049700
31 May 186,9411449310
28 Feb 186,9832059310
30 Nov 176,8731938460
31 Aug 176,7642348640
31 May 176,6512416500
28 Feb 176,4762148460
30 Nov 166,3432002260
31 Aug 166,2611728390
31 May 166,3661428370
29 Feb 166,3871098440
30 Nov 156,494448400
31 Aug 156,627-98520
31 May 156,634-88490
28 Feb 156,778208400
30 Nov 146,895-118510
31 Aug 147,0781098410
31 May 147,3271988410
28 Feb 147,5332808420

Quality Earnings: SZU has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: SZU's current net profit margins (3.3%) are lower than last year (6.2%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: SZU has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 75% per year.

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

Earnings vs Industry: SZU had negative earnings growth (-45.3%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Food industry average (18.4%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: SZU's Return on Equity (9.5%) 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 Analysis2024/12/30 16:44
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/30 00:00
Earnings2024/08/31
Annual Earnings2024/02/29

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Südzucker AG is covered by 25 analysts. 4 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Pierre-Yves GauthierAlphaValue
Anna ZyniewiczAlphaValue
MARC GABRIELBankhaus Lampe KG