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

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).

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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