Coles Group Limited

CHIA:COL Stock Report

Market Cap: AU$25.2b

Coles Group Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 5/6

Coles Group's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -0.5%, while the Consumer Retailing industry saw earnings growing at 25.1% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 2.3% per year. Coles Group's return on equity is 31.2%, and it has net margins of 2.6%.

Key information

-0.5%

Earnings growth rate

-0.4%

EPS growth rate

Consumer Retailing Industry Growth18.7%
Revenue growth rate2.3%
Return on equity31.2%
Net Margin2.6%
Next Earnings Update27 Feb 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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

Earnings and Revenue History

CHIA:COL Revenue, expenses and earnings (AUD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Jun 2443,6841,1287,9030
31 Dec 2341,9931,0207,6800
30 Sep 2341,2921,0317,5390
25 Jun 2340,5911,0427,3980
01 Jan 2339,1431,1087,0680
01 Oct 2238,7421,0776,9460
26 Jun 2238,3411,0456,8230
26 Mar 2238,7381,0256,8290
02 Jan 2238,4449986,7050
02 Oct 2138,7001,0026,7940
27 Jun 2138,9551,0056,8820
27 Mar 2139,1371,0276,9620
03 Jan 2139,3191,0497,0420
03 Oct 2038,5521,0146,8620
28 Jun 2037,7849786,6820
28 Mar 2037,5511,0827,3640
05 Jan 2037,3171,1868,0450
05 Oct 1937,8911,1328,0170
30 Jun 1938,4641,0787,9890
31 Mar 1938,9249717,9320
30 Dec 1839,3848647,8760
30 Sep 1839,2659447,8040
30 Jun 1839,1451,0237,7320

Quality Earnings: COL has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: COL's current net profit margins (2.6%) are higher than last year (2.6%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: COL's earnings have declined by 0.5% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: COL's earnings growth over the past year (8.3%) exceeds its 5-year average (-0.5% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: COL earnings growth over the past year (8.3%) exceeded the Consumer Retailing industry -5.9%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: COL's Return on Equity (31.2%) is considered high.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/31 19:14
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/31 00:00
Earnings2024/06/30
Annual Earnings2024/06/30

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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

Coles Group Limited is covered by 23 analysts. 15 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Russell WrightBarclay Pearce Capital Pty Limited
Thomas KierathBarrenjoey Markets Pty Limited
Jonathan SnapeBell Potter