Best & Less Group Holdings Ltd

ASX:BST Stock Report

Market Cap: AU$235.1m

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Best & Less Group Holdings Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 3/6

Best & Less Group Holdings has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 27.2%, while the Specialty Retail industry saw earnings growing at 21.8% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 1.7% per year. Best & Less Group Holdings's return on equity is 46.1%, and it has net margins of 4.6%.

Key information

27.19%

Earnings growth rate

13.62%

EPS growth rate

Specialty Retail Industry Growth19.75%
Revenue growth rate1.71%
Return on equity46.14%
Net Margin4.64%
Last Earnings Update01 Jan 2023

Recent past performance updates

Best&Less Group Holdings' (ASX:BST) Soft Earnings Don't Show The Whole Picture

Feb 28
Best&Less Group Holdings' (ASX:BST) Soft Earnings Don't Show The Whole Picture

Recent updates

Investors Met With Slowing Returns on Capital At Best & Less Group Holdings (ASX:BST)

Nov 23
Investors Met With Slowing Returns on Capital At Best & Less Group Holdings (ASX:BST)

Returns At Best&Less Group Holdings (ASX:BST) Appear To Be Weighed Down

Jul 29
Returns At Best&Less Group Holdings (ASX:BST) Appear To Be Weighed Down

Best&Less Group Holdings' (ASX:BST) Soft Earnings Don't Show The Whole Picture

Feb 28
Best&Less Group Holdings' (ASX:BST) Soft Earnings Don't Show The Whole Picture

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Best & Less Group Holdings makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

ASX:BST Revenue, expenses and earnings (AUD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
01 Jan 23659312540
01 Oct 22641332470
03 Jul 22622362400
26 Dec 21669332650
26 Sep 21605612510
27 Jun 21628892360
28 Jun 20625-171810
30 Jun 1960991960

Quality Earnings: BST has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: BST's current net profit margins (4.6%) are lower than last year (5%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: BST's earnings have grown significantly by 27.2% per year over the past 5 years.

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

Earnings vs Industry: BST had negative earnings growth (-8%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Specialty Retail industry average (15.6%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: BST's Return on Equity (46.1%) is considered outstanding.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2023/07/22 19:59
End of Day Share Price 2023/07/17 00:00
Earnings2023/01/01
Annual Earnings2022/07/03

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Analyst Sources

Best & Less Group Holdings Ltd is covered by 1 analysts. of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Marni LysaghtMacquarie Research