KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Past Earnings Performance

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KLM Royal Dutch Airlines's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -4%, while the Airlines industry saw earnings growing at 42.2% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 12.8% per year. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines's return on equity is 89.6%, and it has net margins of 5.9%.

Key information

-4.0%

Earnings growth rate

-4.0%

EPS growth rate

Airlines Industry Growth	11.3%
Revenue growth rate	12.8%
Return on equity	89.6%
Net Margin	5.9%
Last Earnings Update	31 Dec 2023

Recent past performance updates

No updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How KLM Royal Dutch Airlines makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

ENXTBR:004555 Revenue, expenses and earnings (EUR Millions)
Date	Revenue	Earnings
31 Dec 23	12,050	713
31 Dec 22	10,679	743
31 Dec 21	6,065	-1,259
31 Dec 20	5,120	-1,547
31 Dec 19	11,075	448
31 Dec 18	10,889	565
31 Dec 17	10,430	-498
31 Dec 16	9,800	517
31 Dec 15	9,905	53
31 Dec 14	9,643	340

Quality Earnings: 004555 has a large one-off gain of €484.0M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 31st December, 2023.

Growing Profit Margin: 004555's current net profit margins (5.9%) are lower than last year (7%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: Insufficient data to determine if 004555's year-on-year earnings growth rate was positive over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: 004555's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: 004555 had negative earnings growth (-4%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Airlines industry average (14.7%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: Whilst 004555's Return on Equity (89.59%) is outstanding, this metric is skewed due to their high level of debt.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2025/02/02 04:37
End of Day Share Price	2025/01/31 00:00
Earnings	2023/12/31
Annual Earnings	2023/12/31

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Market Prices	30 years	Stock prices Dividends, Splits and Actions	ICE Market Data SEC Form S-1
Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
Management	10 years	Leadership team Board of directors	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

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Analyst Sources

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is covered by 0 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

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