NEXTDC Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 0/6

NEXTDC's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -10.3%, while the IT industry saw earnings growing at 23.7% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 16.8% per year.

Key information

-10.3%

Earnings growth rate

1.5%

EPS growth rate

IT Industry Growth	12.9%
Revenue growth rate	16.8%
Return on equity	-1.6%
Net Margin	-16.3%
Last Earnings Update	31 Dec 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

NEXTDC Limited's (ASX:NXT) Share Price Not Quite Adding Up

Apr 10

Here's What's Concerning About NEXTDC's (ASX:NXT) Returns On Capital

Mar 19

NEXTDC Limited's (ASX:NXT) Popularity With Investors Is Under Threat From Overpricing

Dec 15

Here's What's Concerning About NEXTDC's (ASX:NXT) Returns On Capital

Aug 28

AU$17.37 - That's What Analysts Think NEXTDC Limited (ASX:NXT) Is Worth After These Results

Feb 29

This Is Why We Think NEXTDC Limited's (ASX:NXT) CEO Might Get A Pay Rise Approved By Shareholders

Nov 11

These 4 Measures Indicate That NEXTDC (ASX:NXT) Is Using Debt Extensively

Sep 21

NEXTDC's (ASX:NXT) Returns On Capital Not Reflecting Well On The Business

Jul 27

NEXTDC (ASX:NXT) Is Reinvesting At Lower Rates Of Return

Apr 27

We Think That There Are Issues Underlying NEXTDC's (ASX:NXT) Earnings

Mar 02

Some Investors May Be Worried About NEXTDC's (ASX:NXT) Returns On Capital

Dec 13

Is NEXTDC (ASX:NXT) Using Too Much Debt?

Sep 16

Returns Are Gaining Momentum At NEXTDC (ASX:NXT)

Aug 08

Here's Why NEXTDC (ASX:NXT) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

Jun 17

NEXTDC (ASX:NXT) Might Have The Makings Of A Multi-Bagger

May 06

NEXTDC Limited (ASX:NXT) Insiders Increased Their Holdings

Mar 19

NEXTDC Limited (ASX:NXT) Just Released Its Interim Earnings: Here's What Analysts Think

Feb 26

Did The Underlying Business Drive NEXTDC's (ASX:NXT) Lovely 379% Share Price Gain?

Feb 18

Will The ROCE Trend At NEXTDC (ASX:NXT) Continue?

Jan 28

Is NEXTDC Limited (ASX:NXT) Popular Amongst Institutions?

Jan 07

Have Insiders Been Buying NEXTDC Limited (ASX:NXT) Shares?

Dec 17

A Look At NEXTDC's (ASX:NXT) CEO Remuneration

Nov 29

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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

Earnings and Revenue History

ASX:NXT Revenue, expenses and earnings (AUD Millions)
Date	Revenue	Earnings	G+A Expenses
31 Dec 24	401	-65	72
30 Sep 24	403	-55	66
30 Jun 24	404	-44	61
31 Mar 24	408	-42	56
31 Dec 23	412	-41	52
30 Sep 23	387	-31	50
30 Jun 23	362	-22	48
31 Mar 23	334	-13	46
31 Dec 22	306	-4	43
30 Sep 22	299	3	43
30 Jun 22	291	9	42
31 Mar 22	280	7	39
31 Dec 21	269	4	37
30 Sep 21	258	-10	35
30 Jun 21	246	-24	32
31 Mar 21	237	-41	31
31 Dec 20	227	-58	30
30 Sep 20	214	-52	28
30 Jun 20	201	-45	26
31 Mar 20	191	-28	22
31 Dec 19	181	-12	19
30 Sep 19	175	-11	22
30 Jun 19	170	-10	26
31 Mar 19	167	-7	33
31 Dec 18	164	-5	40
30 Sep 18	158	1	39
30 Jun 18	153	7	38
31 Mar 18	144	9	35
31 Dec 17	135	12	32
30 Sep 17	126	18	31
30 Jun 17	118	23	30
31 Mar 17	111	22	29
31 Dec 16	104	20	29
30 Sep 16	97	11	29
30 Jun 16	89	2	30
31 Mar 16	81	-1	29
31 Dec 15	73	-4	28
30 Sep 15	66	-7	27
30 Jun 15	59	-10	26
31 Mar 15	52	-16	26
31 Dec 14	46	-21	27
30 Sep 14	46	-22	27
30 Jun 14	46	-23	26

Quality Earnings: NXT is currently unprofitable.

Growing Profit Margin: NXT is currently unprofitable.

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: NXT is unprofitable, and losses have increased over the past 5 years at a rate of 10.3% per year.

Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare NXT's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable

Earnings vs Industry: NXT is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the IT industry (-9.5%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: NXT has a negative Return on Equity (-1.56%), as it is currently unprofitable.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2025/04/21 14:02
End of Day Share Price	2025/04/17 00:00
Earnings	2024/12/31
Annual Earnings	2024/06/30

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Analyst Sources

NEXTDC Limited is covered by 27 analysts. 16 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

Analyst	Institution
April Lowis	Barrenjoey Markets Pty Limited
Eric Choi	Barrenjoey Markets Pty Limited
Aryan Norozi	Barrenjoey Markets Pty Limited

NEXTDC Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 0/6

Key information

Recent past performance updates

First half 2025 earnings released

Full year 2024 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations while revenues lag behind

First half 2024 earnings released: AU$0.044 loss per share (vs AU$0.006 loss in 1H 2023)

Full year 2023 earnings: Revenues exceed analyst expectations

First half 2023 earnings released: AU$0.006 loss per share (vs AU$0.023 profit in 1H 2022)

Full year 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Recent updates

NEXTDC Limited's (ASX:NXT) Share Price Not Quite Adding Up

Here's What's Concerning About NEXTDC's (ASX:NXT) Returns On Capital

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 12%

New major risk - Financial position

First half 2025 earnings released

NEXTDC Limited Reaffirms Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2025

NEXTDC Limited's (ASX:NXT) Popularity With Investors Is Under Threat From Overpricing

NEXTDC Limited, Annual General Meeting, Nov 22, 2024

NEXTDC Limited has filed a Follow-on Equity Offering in the amount of AUD 200 million.

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 19%

Here's What's Concerning About NEXTDC's (ASX:NXT) Returns On Capital

Full year 2024 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations while revenues lag behind

NEXTDC Limited Provides Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2025

New minor risk - Shareholder dilution

NEXTDC Limited has filed a Follow-on Equity Offering in the amount of AUD 1.321083 billion.

NEXTDC Limited has filed a Follow-on Equity Offering in the amount of AUD 1.321083 billion.

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

AU$17.37 - That's What Analysts Think NEXTDC Limited (ASX:NXT) Is Worth After These Results

Price target increased by 11% to AU$17.37

First half 2024 earnings released: AU$0.044 loss per share (vs AU$0.006 loss in 1H 2023)

NEXTDC Limited's (ASX:NXT) Shareholders Might Be Looking For Exit

There Are Reasons To Feel Uneasy About NEXTDC's (ASX:NXT) Returns On Capital

NEXTDC Limited, Annual General Meeting, Nov 24, 2023

Does NEXTDC (ASX:NXT) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

NEXTDC's (ASX:NXT) Returns On Capital Not Reflecting Well On The Business

Price target increased by 7.5% to AU$14.82

Insufficient new directors

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

New major risk - Financial position

Full year 2023 earnings: Revenues exceed analyst expectations

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 669%

NEXTDC Limited Appoints Maria Leftakis to its Board as Non-Executive Director

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 35%

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 27%

Consensus EPS estimates upgraded to AU$0.0046 loss

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 18%

NEXTDC (ASX:NXT) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

Price target increased by 7.9% to AU$13.71

Price target increased by 7.0% to AU$13.59

Consensus EPS estimates upgraded to AU$0.0033 loss

First half 2023 earnings released: AU$0.006 loss per share (vs AU$0.023 profit in 1H 2022)

NEXTDC (ASX:NXT) Might Be Having Difficulty Using Its Capital Effectively

Insufficient new directors

This Is Why We Think NEXTDC Limited's (ASX:NXT) CEO Might Get A Pay Rise Approved By Shareholders

Insufficient new directors

NEXTDC Limited, Annual General Meeting, Nov 18, 2022

These 4 Measures Indicate That NEXTDC (ASX:NXT) Is Using Debt Extensively

Price target decreased to AU$12.73

Full year 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Consensus forecasts updated

NEXTDC Limited Provides Earnings Guidance for the Year 2023

NEXTDC's (ASX:NXT) Returns On Capital Not Reflecting Well On The Business

NEXTDC Hires Macquarie Capital for Global Switch Bid

NEXTDC (ASX:NXT) Is Reinvesting At Lower Rates Of Return

We Think That There Are Issues Underlying NEXTDC's (ASX:NXT) Earnings

Non-Executive Director recently bought AU$64k worth of stock

NEXTDC Limited Revises Data Centre Services Revenue Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2022

First half 2022 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

NEXTDC Limited to Report First Half, 2022 Results on Feb 24, 2022

Some Investors May Be Worried About NEXTDC's (ASX:NXT) Returns On Capital

CEO, MD & Executive Director recently sold AU$22m worth of stock

Is NEXTDC (ASX:NXT) Using Too Much Debt?

Full year 2021 earnings released

NEXTDC Limited Provides Earnings Guidance for the Year Ending June 30, 2022

Returns Are Gaining Momentum At NEXTDC (ASX:NXT)

Here's Why NEXTDC (ASX:NXT) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

NEXTDC (ASX:NXT) Might Have The Makings Of A Multi-Bagger

Non-Executive Director recently bought AU$70k worth of stock

NEXTDC Limited (ASX:NXT) Insiders Increased Their Holdings