Western Areas Limited

ASX:WSA Stock Report

Market Cap: AU$1.3b

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Western Areas Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 3/6

Key information

-0.3%

Earnings growth rate

-0.8%

EPS growth rate

Metals and Mining Industry Growth22.3%
Revenue growth rate7.0%
Return on equity3.3%
Net Margin7.3%
Last Earnings Update31 Dec 2021

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Is Western Areas Limited (ASX:WSA) Popular Amongst Institutions?

Mar 09
Is Western Areas Limited (ASX:WSA) Popular Amongst Institutions?

Has Western Areas Limited's (ASX:WSA) Impressive Stock Performance Got Anything to Do With Its Fundamentals?

Jan 21
Has Western Areas Limited's (ASX:WSA) Impressive Stock Performance Got Anything to Do With Its Fundamentals?

A Look At The Fair Value Of Western Areas Limited (ASX:WSA)

Jan 05
A Look At The Fair Value Of Western Areas Limited (ASX:WSA)

Need To Know: Western Areas Limited (ASX:WSA) Insiders Have Been Selling Shares

Dec 23
Need To Know: Western Areas Limited (ASX:WSA) Insiders Have Been Selling Shares

Does Western Areas' (ASX:WSA) CEO Salary Compare Well With The Performance Of The Company?

Dec 08
Does Western Areas' (ASX:WSA) CEO Salary Compare Well With The Performance Of The Company?

Could The Western Areas Limited (ASX:WSA) Ownership Structure Tell Us Something Useful?

Nov 24
Could The Western Areas Limited (ASX:WSA) Ownership Structure Tell Us Something Useful?

An Intrinsic Calculation For Western Areas Limited (ASX:WSA) Suggests It's 48% Undervalued

Sep 28
An Intrinsic Calculation For Western Areas Limited (ASX:WSA) Suggests It's 48% Undervalued

Have Insiders Sold Western Areas Limited (ASX:WSA) Shares Recently?

Sep 10
Have Insiders Sold Western Areas Limited (ASX:WSA) Shares Recently?

The Returns At Western Areas (ASX:WSA) Provide Us With Signs Of What's To Come

Aug 06
The Returns At Western Areas (ASX:WSA) Provide Us With Signs Of What's To Come

What Kind Of Shareholders Own Western Areas Limited (ASX:WSA)?

Jul 15
What Kind Of Shareholders Own Western Areas Limited (ASX:WSA)?

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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

Earnings and Revenue History

ASX:WSA Revenue, expenses and earnings (AUD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Dec 2131623230
30 Sep 212878210
30 Jun 21257-8200
31 Mar 21266-6190
31 Dec 20275-5180
30 Sep 2029214190
30 Jun 2030832200
31 Mar 2030535190
31 Dec 1930139190
30 Sep 1928526190
30 Jun 1926914180
31 Mar 1926211190
31 Dec 182568200
30 Sep 1825210210
30 Jun 1824812210
31 Mar 1823217210
31 Dec 1721622200
30 Sep 1721521200
30 Jun 1721419200
31 Mar 172155160
31 Dec 16217-9120
30 Sep 16213-18150
30 Jun 16209-27190
31 Mar 16231-16220
31 Dec 15254-5250
30 Sep 1528315220
30 Jun 1531336180

Quality Earnings: WSA has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: WSA became profitable in the past.

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: WSA has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by -0.3% per year.

Accelerating Growth: WSA has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: WSA has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Metals and Mining industry (57.3%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: WSA's Return on Equity (3.3%) 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 Analysis2022/06/22 01:18
End of Day Share Price 2022/06/15 00:00
Earnings2021/12/31
Annual Earnings2021/06/30

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

Western Areas Limited is covered by 24 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
Russell WrightBarclay Pearce Capital Pty Limited
David CoatesBell Potter
David RadclyffeBMO Capital Markets Equity Research