Light Third Quarter 2024 Earnings: Beats Expectations

Light (BVMF:LIGT3) Third Quarter 2024 Results

Key Financial Results

• Revenue: R$3.72b (up 6.4% from 3Q 2023).
• Net income: R$157.5m (up from R$10.9m loss in 3Q 2023).
• Profit margin: 4.2% (up from net loss in 3Q 2023).
• EPS: R$0.42 (up from R$0.029 loss in 3Q 2023).

All figures shown in the chart above are for the trailing 12 month (TTM) period

Light Revenues and Earnings Beat Expectations

Revenue exceeded analyst estimates by 13%. Earnings per share (EPS) also surpassed analyst estimates.

Looking ahead, revenue is expected to decline by 4.6% p.a. on average during the next 2 years, while revenues in the Electric Utilities industry in Brazil are expected to grow by 1.7%.

Performance of the Brazilian Electric Utilities industry.

The company's share price is broadly unchanged from a week ago.

Risk Analysis

We don't want to rain on the parade too much, but we did also find 1 warning sign for Light that you need to be mindful of.

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