Solvay SA

WBAG:SOLB Stock Report

Market Cap: €3.2b

Solvay Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 0/6

Solvay has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 26.4%, while the Chemicals industry saw earnings growing at 7% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 16.6% per year.

Key information

26.4%

Earnings growth rate

26.4%

EPS growth rate

Chemicals Industry Growth13.1%
Revenue growth rate-16.6%
Return on equity-4.4%
Net Margin-1.2%
Next Earnings Update06 Mar 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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

Earnings and Revenue History

WBAG:SOLB Revenue, expenses and earnings (EUR Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 245,217-6447141
30 Jun 245,3371848443
31 Mar 245,57012751045
31 Dec 236,024-3755247
30 Sep 23497-384-83-187
30 Jun 233,542-34146-98
31 Mar 236,038495377-23
31 Dec 227,97988956546
30 Sep 2215,4421,8591,384350
30 Jun 2213,8951,6591,342324
31 Mar 2212,5231,1761,274310
31 Dec 2111,4349431,233325
30 Sep 2110,5756481,208316
30 Jun 219,9826081,188314
31 Mar 219,631-1,1681,172316
31 Dec 209,714-1,1251,212300
30 Sep 2010,006-1,2161,224309
30 Jun 2010,514-1,8721,256315
31 Mar 2011,055-1341,320322
31 Dec 1911,227-1181,331323
30 Sep 1911,3471111,355316
30 Jun 1911,4097641,378315
31 Mar 1911,3497671,392306
31 Dec 1811,2996761,379297
30 Sep 1811,1877751,399298
30 Jun 1810,9877481,397288
31 Mar 1810,9537301,413288
31 Dec 1710,9848201,437290
30 Sep 1710,8517711,416283
30 Jun 1710,6947651,409285
31 Mar 1710,0577171,359279
31 Dec 1610,0445391,363284
30 Sep 169,1683171,320277
30 Jun 169,5122481,315276
31 Mar 1610,1462201,337281
31 Dec 1510,0833551,296271
30 Sep 1511,0683251,321270
30 Jun 1510,9293111,297265
31 Mar 1510,7933761,254257
31 Dec 1410,6293261,225247
30 Sep 1410,4253171,193238
30 Jun 1410,2222981,182237
31 Mar 1410,0861821,166240
31 Dec 1310,1501641,189238

Quality Earnings: SOLB is currently unprofitable.

Growing Profit Margin: SOLB is currently unprofitable.

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: SOLB is unprofitable, but has reduced losses over the past 5 years at a rate of 26.4% per year.

Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare SOLB's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable

Earnings vs Industry: SOLB is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Chemicals industry (-4.7%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: SOLB has a negative Return on Equity (-4.37%), as it is currently unprofitable.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/29 03:22
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/27 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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Company Financials10 years
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  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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  • 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

Solvay SA is covered by 48 analysts. 11 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Mutlu GundoganABN AMRO Bank N.V.
Martin SchneeAlphaValue
Volker BosseBaader Helvea Equity Research