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Suncorp Group Full Year 2024 Earnings: Revenues Beat Expectations, EPS Lags

ASX:SUN
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Suncorp Group (ASX:SUN) Full Year 2024 Results

Key Financial Results

  • Revenue: AU$13.1b (up 3.2% from FY 2023).
  • Net income: AU$939.0m (up 36% from FY 2023).
  • Profit margin: 7.1% (up from 5.4% in FY 2023). The increase in margin was driven by higher revenue.
  • EPS: AU$0.74 (up from AU$0.55 in FY 2023).
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ASX:SUN Revenue and Expenses Breakdown August 21st 2024

All figures shown in the chart above are for the trailing 12 month (TTM) period

Suncorp Group Revenues Beat Expectations, EPS Falls Short

Revenue exceeded analyst estimates by 4.9%. Earnings per share (EPS) missed analyst estimates by 3.9%.

The primary driver behind last 12 months revenue was the Consumer Insurance segment contributing a total revenue of AU$7.90b (60% of total revenue). Notably, cost of sales worth AU$11.3b amounted to 86% of total revenue thereby underscoring the impact on earnings. The most substantial expense, totaling AU$461.0m were related to Non-Operating costs. This indicates that a significant portion of the company's costs is related to non-core activities. Explore how SUN's revenue and expenses shape its earnings.

Looking ahead, revenue is forecast to grow 2.7% p.a. on average during the next 3 years, compared to a 2.3% growth forecast for the Insurance industry in Australia.

Performance of the Australian Insurance industry.

The company's shares are up 6.4% from a week ago.

Risk Analysis

We should say that we've discovered 1 warning sign for Suncorp Group that you should be aware of before investing here.

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