Challenger Limited

ASX:CGF Stock Report

Market Cap: AU$4.1b

Challenger Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 1/6

Challenger has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 5.7%, while the Diversified Financial industry saw earnings growing at 12.3% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 8.6% per year. Challenger's return on equity is 3.5%, and it has net margins of 4.1%.

Key information

5.7%

Earnings growth rate

4.0%

EPS growth rate

Diversified Financial Industry Growth13.4%
Revenue growth rate-8.6%
Return on equity3.5%
Net Margin4.1%
Next Earnings Update17 Feb 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Earnings Tell The Story For Challenger Limited (ASX:CGF)

Dec 10
Earnings Tell The Story For Challenger Limited (ASX:CGF)

Challenger's (ASX:CGF) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Aug 16
Challenger's (ASX:CGF) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Challenger Limited (ASX:CGF) Not Flying Under The Radar

Aug 14
Challenger Limited (ASX:CGF) Not Flying Under The Radar

Challenger Limited's (ASX:CGF) Earnings Are Not Doing Enough For Some Investors

Dec 19
Challenger Limited's (ASX:CGF) Earnings Are Not Doing Enough For Some Investors

Challenger's (ASX:CGF) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Aug 19
Challenger's (ASX:CGF) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Challenger (ASX:CGF) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To A$0.115

Aug 19
Challenger (ASX:CGF) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To A$0.115

Challenger Limited Just Missed Earnings - But Analysts Have Updated Their Models

Aug 18
Challenger Limited Just Missed Earnings - But Analysts Have Updated Their Models

Are Dividend Investors Getting More Than They Bargained For With Challenger Limited's (ASX:CGF) Dividend?

Mar 28
Are Dividend Investors Getting More Than They Bargained For With Challenger Limited's (ASX:CGF) Dividend?

Insider Buying: The Challenger Limited (ASX:CGF) Independent Non-Executive Director Just Bought AU$67k Worth Of Shares

Mar 02
Insider Buying: The Challenger Limited (ASX:CGF) Independent Non-Executive Director Just Bought AU$67k Worth Of Shares

Challenger Limited (ASX:CGF) Insiders Increased Their Holdings

Feb 14
Challenger Limited (ASX:CGF) Insiders Increased Their Holdings

How Much Did Challenger's(ASX:CGF) Shareholders Earn From Share Price Movements Over The Last Three Years?

Jan 19
How Much Did Challenger's(ASX:CGF) Shareholders Earn From Share Price Movements Over The Last Three Years?

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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

Earnings and Revenue History

ASX:CGF Revenue, expenses and earnings (AUD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Jun 243,2761356300
31 Mar 243,2221686130
31 Dec 232,9663183770
30 Sep 232,6703073700
30 Jun 232,5751795790
31 Mar 234181093630
31 Dec 22-917153460
30 Sep 22-6241403390
30 Jun 22-3302643330
31 Mar 221,5924603380
31 Dec 213,5156563430
30 Sep 213,4216243250
30 Jun 213,3265923080
31 Mar 212,604892900
31 Dec 201,883-4142720
30 Sep 201,848-4152710
30 Jun 201,814-4162700
31 Mar 202,694532840
31 Dec 193,5755222970
30 Sep 193,4284152940
30 Jun 193,2803082910
31 Mar 192,9682212970
31 Dec 182,6551333030
30 Sep 182,7602283020
30 Jun 182,8653233020
31 Mar 182,9973572980
31 Dec 173,1283922930
30 Sep 173,0353952850
30 Jun 172,9413982770
31 Mar 172,4903463200
31 Dec 162,0402953630
30 Sep 162,0393113600
30 Jun 162,0383283560
31 Mar 162,0173653470
31 Dec 151,9964033380
30 Sep 151,9503513370
30 Jun 151,9042993370
31 Mar 152,0943023470
31 Dec 142,2843043580
30 Sep 142,1903233420
30 Jun 142,0963413250
31 Mar 141,7683512770
31 Dec 131,4413612290

Quality Earnings: CGF has a large one-off loss of A$305.2M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 30th June, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: CGF's current net profit margins (4.1%) are lower than last year (7%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: CGF's earnings have grown by 5.7% per year over the past 5 years.

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

Earnings vs Industry: CGF had negative earnings growth (-25%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Diversified Financial industry average (-18.4%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: CGF's Return on Equity (3.5%) 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 Analysis2024/12/27 10:47
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/27 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

Challenger Limited is covered by 30 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
Anthony HooANZ Equities Pty Limited
Brett Le MesurierAxiome Equities
Russell WrightBarclay Pearce Capital Pty Limited