West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

BOVESPA:W2ST34 Stock Report

Market Cap: R$88.1b

West Pharmaceutical Services Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

West Pharmaceutical Services has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 7%, while the Life Sciences industry saw earnings growing at 8.6% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 7.2% per year. West Pharmaceutical Services's return on equity is 17.4%, and it has net margins of 16.1%.

Key information

7.00%

Earnings growth rate

7.17%

EPS growth rate

Life Sciences Industry Growth19.53%
Revenue growth rate7.24%
Return on equity17.41%
Net Margin16.13%
Last Earnings Update31 Mar 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How West Pharmaceutical Services makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

BOVESPA:W2ST34 Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Mar 252,89646733568
31 Dec 242,89349333569
30 Sep 242,87650034269
30 Jun 242,87752534970
31 Mar 242,92956935569
31 Dec 232,95059335468
30 Sep 232,92755929966
30 Jun 232,86651932663
31 Mar 232,88455231961
31 Dec 222,88758631659
30 Sep 222,90963137756
30 Jun 222,92968635256
31 Mar 222,88168436255
31 Dec 212,83266235653
30 Sep 212,68161334052
30 Jun 212,52351931051
31 Mar 212,32642330848
31 Dec 202,14734630147
30 Sep 202,03731229144
30 Jun 201,94528629741
31 Mar 201,88826127740
31 Dec 191,84024227339
30 Sep 191,79223026239
30 Jun 191,76722925939
31 Mar 191,74521925841
31 Dec 181,71720725640
30 Sep 181,71115525740
30 Jun 181,67715125639
31 Mar 181,62713324838
31 Dec 171,59915124339
30 Sep 171,56619024539
30 Jun 171,54417624239
31 Mar 171,53518224338
31 Dec 161,50914423837
30 Sep 161,48713824137
30 Jun 161,45410223837
31 Mar 161,4268524636
31 Dec 151,4009624334
30 Sep 151,3909424032
30 Jun 151,40112324133
31 Mar 151,41113322835
31 Dec 141,42112722937
30 Sep 141,41411923039
30 Jun 141,40011523039

Quality Earnings: W2ST34 has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: W2ST34's current net profit margins (16.1%) are lower than last year (19.4%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: W2ST34's earnings have grown by 7% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: W2ST34's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: W2ST34 had negative earnings growth (-17.8%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Life Sciences industry average (7.7%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: W2ST34's Return on Equity (17.4%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/05/20 13:10
End of Day Share Price 2025/05/15 00:00
Earnings2025/03/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. is covered by 26 analysts. 13 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research
Lawrence MarshBarclays
Michael RyskinBofA Global Research