Mercury NZ Past Earnings Performance
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Mercury NZ's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -8.5%, while the Electric Utilities industry saw earnings growing at 0.8% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 9.9% per year. Mercury NZ's return on equity is 0.8%, and it has net margins of 1.3%.
Key information
-8.5%
Earnings growth rate
-8.7%
EPS growth rate
| Electric Utilities Industry Growth | 7.3% |
| Revenue growth rate | 9.9% |
| Return on equity | 0.8% |
| Net Margin | 1.3% |
| Last Earnings Update | 31 Dec 2023 |
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Revenue & Expenses BreakdownBeta
How Mercury NZ makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
| Date | Revenue | Earnings | G+A Expenses | R&D Expenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 23 | 3,035 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 23 | 2,883 | 71 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 23 | 2,730 | 103 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 23 | 2,673 | 197 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 22 | 2,615 | 281 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 22 | 2,402 | 375 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 22 | 2,188 | 469 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 22 | 2,081 | 454 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 21 | 1,974 | 438 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 21 | 2,010 | 290 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 21 | 2,045 | 141 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 21 | 1,915 | 199 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 20 | 1,784 | 256 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 20 | 1,776 | 233 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 20 | 1,768 | 209 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 20 | 1,809 | 273 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 19 | 1,850 | 336 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 19 | 1,926 | 347 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 19 | 2,001 | 357 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 19 | 1,962 | 282 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 18 | 1,922 | 207 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 18 | 1,860 | 221 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 18 | 1,798 | 234 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 18 | 1,777 | 218 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 17 | 1,756 | 202 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 17 | 1,677 | 193 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 17 | 1,597 | 184 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 17 | 1,572 | 192 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 16 | 1,547 | 199 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 16 | 1,556 | 180 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 16 | 1,564 | 160 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 16 | 1,591 | 137 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 15 | 1,617 | 113 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 15 | 1,648 | 80 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 15 | 1,678 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 15 | 1,708 | 72 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 14 | 1,737 | 96 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 14 | 1,721 | 154 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 14 | 1,705 | 212 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 14 | 1,722 | 188 | 38 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 13 | 1,739 | 164 | 75 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 13 | 1,788 | 139 | 106 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 13 | 1,837 | 115 | 137 | 0 |
Quality Earnings: MCY has a large one-off loss of NZ$53.0M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 31st December, 2023.
Growing Profit Margin: MCY's current net profit margins (1.3%) are lower than last year (10.7%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: MCY's earnings have declined by 8.5% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: MCY's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: MCY had negative earnings growth (-86.5%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Electric Utilities industry average (3.6%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: MCY's Return on Equity (0.8%) is considered low.