RTL Group S.A.

WBAG:RTL Stock Report

Market Cap: €4.1b

RTL Group Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 4/6

RTL Group's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -10.3%, while the Media industry saw earnings growing at 16.9% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 0.4% per year. RTL Group's return on equity is 10.8%, and it has net margins of 6.4%.

Key information

-10.3%

Earnings growth rate

-10.4%

EPS growth rate

Media Industry Growth9.4%
Revenue growth rate-0.4%
Return on equity10.8%
Net Margin6.4%
Next Earnings Update20 Mar 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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

Earnings and Revenue History

WBAG:RTL Revenue, expenses and earnings (EUR Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Jun 246,2864012170
31 Mar 246,2603772170
31 Dec 236,2343522170
30 Jun 236,1333242120
31 Mar 236,3614372120
31 Dec 226,5895492110
30 Sep 227,0626782120
30 Jun 226,8996831960
31 Mar 226,7689921960
31 Dec 216,6371,3011950
30 Sep 216,5081,2811850
30 Jun 216,3791,2611750
31 Mar 216,1988771750
31 Dec 206,0174921740
30 Sep 206,0744741920
30 Jun 206,1304552100
31 Mar 206,3916052100
31 Dec 196,6517542100
30 Sep 196,9498183760
30 Jun 196,6327432710
31 Mar 196,6767542710
31 Dec 186,5056682710
30 Sep 186,4917292810
30 Jun 186,4417372810
31 Mar 186,3847132810
31 Dec 176,3737392810
30 Sep 176,3577112810
30 Jun 176,3376992810
31 Mar 176,2107192810
31 Dec 166,2377202810
30 Sep 166,1187682820
30 Jun 166,1197792820
31 Mar 166,1538212820
31 Dec 156,0297892820
30 Sep 156,0038112670
30 Jun 155,9098012670
31 Mar 155,8036672670
31 Dec 145,8086522670
30 Sep 145,7586402730
30 Jun 145,7566542730
31 Mar 145,8208282730
31 Dec 135,8248702730

Quality Earnings: RTL has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: RTL's current net profit margins (6.4%) are higher than last year (5.3%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: RTL's earnings have declined by 10.3% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: RTL's earnings growth over the past year (23.8%) exceeds its 5-year average (-10.3% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: RTL earnings growth over the past year (23.8%) exceeded the Media industry 23.1%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: RTL's Return on Equity (10.8%) 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 Analysis2024/12/26 06:36
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/23 00:00
Earnings2024/06/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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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

RTL Group S.A. is covered by 40 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Jean-Marie CaucheteuxBanque Degroof
JULIEN ROCHBarclays
Annick MaasBNP Paribas Exane