What's Cooking Group Past Earnings Performance
Past criteria checks 5/6
What's Cooking Group has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 40.9%, while the Food industry saw earnings growing at 23.5% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 1.7% per year. What's Cooking Group's return on equity is 6.6%, and it has net margins of 2.3%.
Key information
40.90%
Earnings growth rate
40.19%
EPS growth rate
| Food Industry Growth | 9.23% |
| Revenue growth rate | -1.68% |
| Return on equity | 6.60% |
| Net Margin | 2.30% |
| Last Earnings Update | 31 Dec 2024 |
Recent past performance updates
What's Cooking Group/SA (EBR:WHATS) Is Posting Promising Earnings But The Good News Doesn’t Stop There
Mar 08
What's Cooking Group/SA's (EBR:WHATS) Earnings Are Of Questionable Quality
Apr 27Recent updates
What's Cooking Group/SA (EBR:WHATS) Is Posting Promising Earnings But The Good News Doesn’t Stop There
Mar 08What's Cooking Group NV/SA's (EBR:WHATS) 25% Share Price Surge Not Quite Adding Up
Nov 10What's Cooking Group/SA (EBR:WHATS) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly
Oct 19Improved Earnings Required Before What's Cooking Group NV/SA (EBR:WHATS) Stock's 27% Jump Looks Justified
Sep 03What's Cooking Group/SA's (EBR:WHATS) Earnings Are Of Questionable Quality
Apr 27What's Cooking Group/SA (EBR:WHATS) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet
Mar 26What's Cooking Group NV/SA's (EBR:WHATS) 25% Price Boost Is Out Of Tune With Earnings
Mar 03What's Cooking Group/SA (EBR:WHATS) Hasn't Managed To Accelerate Its Returns
Feb 24Is Ter Beke (EBR:TERB) Using Too Much Debt?
Apr 21Be Wary Of Ter Beke (EBR:TERB) And Its Returns On Capital
Feb 16Ter Beke (EBR:TERB) Will Want To Turn Around Its Return Trends
Aug 26Returns On Capital At Ter Beke (EBR:TERB) Paint A Concerning Picture
Apr 02Does Ter Beke (EBR:TERB) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
Mar 02Ter Beke's (EBR:TERB) Stock Price Has Reduced 37% In The Past Three Years
Feb 04
Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How What's Cooking Group 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 24 | 404 | 9 | 81 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 24 | 848 | 15 | 153 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 24 | 840 | 12 | 151 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 23 | 369 | 5 | 73 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 23 | 827 | 6 | 144 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 23 | 821 | 5 | 139 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 23 | 801 | 5 | 137 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 22 | 781 | 4 | 136 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 22 | 755 | 6 | 134 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 22 | 728 | 7 | 132 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 22 | 712 | 7 | 130 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 21 | 697 | 7 | 127 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 21 | 700 | 8 | 123 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 21 | 703 | 9 | 118 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 21 | 710 | 3 | 121 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 20 | 717 | -2 | 124 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 20 | 722 | -6 | 129 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 20 | 726 | -10 | 134 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 20 | 727 | -3 | 132 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 19 | 728 | 4 | 129 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 19 | 719 | 7 | 128 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 19 | 709 | 9 | 127 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 19 | 695 | 8 | 127 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 18 | 680 | 7 | 127 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 18 | 648 | 8 | 122 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 18 | 615 | 9 | 117 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 18 | 556 | 13 | 105 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 17 | 497 | 17 | 94 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 17 | 461 | 16 | 87 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 17 | 425 | 16 | 80 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 17 | 422 | 14 | 80 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 16 | 419 | 13 | 80 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 16 | 414 | 13 | 80 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 16 | 410 | 13 | 81 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 16 | 403 | 12 | 81 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 15 | 396 | 10 | 80 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 15 | 394 | 10 | 81 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 15 | 392 | 9 | 81 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 15 | 396 | 9 | 82 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 14 | 400 | 8 | 82 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 14 | 402 | 7 | 82 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 14 | 404 | 7 | 82 | 0 |
Quality Earnings: WHATS has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: WHATS's current net profit margins (2.3%) are higher than last year (1.4%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: WHATS's earnings have grown significantly by 40.9% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: WHATS's earnings growth over the past year (82.6%) exceeds its 5-year average (40.9% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: WHATS earnings growth over the past year (82.6%) exceeded the Food industry 50.3%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: WHATS's Return on Equity (6.6%) is considered low.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/05/29 19:10 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/05/29 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
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| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
What's Cooking Group NV is covered by 4 analysts. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Fernand de Boer | Degroof Petercam |
| Guy Sips | KBC Securities NV |
| Sebastian Zweiphenning | NIBC Bank N.V. |