Baxter International Inc.

WBAG:BAX Stock Report

Market Cap: €14.4b

Baxter International Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

Baxter International's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -43.3%, while the Medical Equipment industry saw earnings growing at 9% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 5.9% per year. Baxter International's return on equity is 1.6%, and it has net margins of 0.8%.

Key information

-43.3%

Earnings growth rate

-43.1%

EPS growth rate

Medical Equipment Industry Growth12.3%
Revenue growth rate5.9%
Return on equity1.6%
Net Margin0.8%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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


Earnings and Revenue History

WBAG:BAX Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 2415,0621213,523653
30 Jun 2414,962983,487653
31 Mar 2414,892-383,512658
31 Dec 2314,813-763,495655
30 Sep 2311,379962,907537
30 Jun 2312,389-2,9323,103555
31 Mar 2314,461-2,6733,489608
31 Dec 2214,506-2,6663,550599
30 Sep 2214,275-2,5683,435580
30 Jun 2213,8928763,212562
31 Mar 2213,3969922,957553
31 Dec 2112,1461,0222,605530
30 Sep 2112,4511,2142,530528
30 Jun 2112,1971,1202,460521
31 Mar 2111,8171,0682,370499
31 Dec 2011,6731,1022,405519
30 Sep 2011,5319112,360516
30 Jun 2011,4109242,383528
31 Mar 2011,5269912,414552
31 Dec 1911,3621,0012,442561
30 Sep 1911,1561,3352,348554
30 Jun 1911,0661,4842,359573
31 Mar 1911,0601,5052,399595
31 Dec 1811,0991,5522,401618
30 Sep 1811,0631,0652,527636
30 Jun 1811,0097952,572632
31 Mar 1810,7638402,478621
31 Dec 1710,5846092,516615
30 Sep 1710,4321,0252,424584
30 Jun 1710,2839042,382564
31 Mar 1710,2631,8522,447560
31 Dec 1610,1634,9662,520566
30 Sep 1610,1214,9092,566573
30 Jun 1610,0504,7842,625584
31 Mar 169,9403,6462,704582
31 Dec 159,9683932,832589
30 Sep 1510,1543372,972585
30 Jun 1510,3765103,087593
31 Mar 159,274843,037473
31 Dec 1410,7194573,182608
30 Sep 1412,2527393,301743
30 Jun 1413,2531,0923,334847
31 Mar 1415,3671,9673,4371,047
31 Dec 139,4133152,859534

Quality Earnings: BAX has a large one-off loss of $1.0B impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 30th September, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: BAX's current net profit margins (0.8%) are lower than last year (0.8%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: BAX's earnings have declined by 43.3% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: BAX's earnings growth over the past year (26%) exceeds its 5-year average (-43.3% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: BAX earnings growth over the past year (26%) exceeded the Medical Equipment industry 12.5%.


Return on Equity

High ROE: BAX's Return on Equity (1.6%) 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 Analysis2024/12/23 06:10
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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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

Baxter International Inc. is covered by 46 analysts. 13 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Jasper HellwegArgus Research Company
Benjamin YeohAtlantic Equities LLP
Daniel OwczarskiAvondale Partners