Methanex Past Earnings Performance

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Methanex has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 19%, while the Chemicals industry saw earnings growing at 17.8% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 4.5% per year. Methanex's return on equity is 11%, and it has net margins of 4.1%.

Key information

19.0%

Earnings growth rate

20.8%

EPS growth rate

Chemicals Industry Growth4.5%
Revenue growth rate4.5%
Return on equity11.0%
Net Margin4.1%
Next Earnings Update29 Jan 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

What Does Methanex Corporation's (TSE:MX) Share Price Indicate?

Dec 21
What Does Methanex Corporation's (TSE:MX) Share Price Indicate?

Unpleasant Surprises Could Be In Store For Methanex Corporation's (TSE:MX) Shares

Jul 29
Unpleasant Surprises Could Be In Store For Methanex Corporation's (TSE:MX) Shares

Should You Investigate Methanex Corporation (TSE:MX) At CA$68.73?

Jul 12
Should You Investigate Methanex Corporation (TSE:MX) At CA$68.73?

Methanex (TSE:MX) May Have Issues Allocating Its Capital

Jun 09
Methanex (TSE:MX) May Have Issues Allocating Its Capital

Methanex (TSE:MX) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

May 24
Methanex (TSE:MX) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

Methanex (TSE:MX) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Nov 15
Methanex (TSE:MX) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

When Should You Buy Methanex Corporation (TSE:MX)?

Oct 19
When Should You Buy Methanex Corporation (TSE:MX)?

Here's What's Concerning About Methanex's (TSE:MX) Returns On Capital

Sep 01
Here's What's Concerning About Methanex's (TSE:MX) Returns On Capital

Methanex (TSE:MX) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Aug 04
Methanex (TSE:MX) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

When Should You Buy Methanex Corporation (TSE:MX)?

Jul 20
When Should You Buy Methanex Corporation (TSE:MX)?

Methanex (TSE:MX) Will Want To Turn Around Its Return Trends

May 31
Methanex (TSE:MX) Will Want To Turn Around Its Return Trends

Methanex (TSE:MX) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

Apr 24
Methanex (TSE:MX) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

Methanex (TSE:MX) Has Some Way To Go To Become A Multi-Bagger

Feb 20
Methanex (TSE:MX) Has Some Way To Go To Become A Multi-Bagger

Methanex Corporation (TSE:MX) Shares Could Be 35% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Feb 07
Methanex Corporation (TSE:MX) Shares Could Be 35% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Is Methanex (TSE:MX) Using Too Much Debt?

Jan 09
Is Methanex (TSE:MX) Using Too Much Debt?

We Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And Methanex (TSE:MX) Passed With Ease

Nov 25
We Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And Methanex (TSE:MX) Passed With Ease

Investors Will Want Methanex's (TSE:MX) Growth In ROCE To Persist

Nov 12
Investors Will Want Methanex's (TSE:MX) Growth In ROCE To Persist

Here's Why Methanex (TSE:MX) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Oct 07
Here's Why Methanex (TSE:MX) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Do Methanex's (TSE:MX) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

Aug 17
Do Methanex's (TSE:MX) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

Methanex (TSE:MX) Is Doing The Right Things To Multiply Its Share Price

Jun 28
Methanex (TSE:MX) Is Doing The Right Things To Multiply Its Share Price

Methanex (TSE:MX) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

May 16
Methanex (TSE:MX) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Methanex makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

TSX:MX Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 243,693152840
30 Jun 243,582146840
31 Mar 243,601167840
31 Dec 233,723174840
30 Sep 233,787182820
30 Jun 233,976227820
31 Mar 234,174295820
31 Dec 224,311354820
30 Sep 224,578513810
30 Jun 224,644515810
31 Mar 224,575496810
31 Dec 214,415482810
30 Sep 213,973255860
30 Jun 213,47697860
31 Mar 212,920-75860
31 Dec 202,650-157860
30 Sep 202,608-121840
30 Jun 202,792-43840
31 Mar 203,12772840
31 Dec 193,28488840
30 Sep 194,04224000
30 Jun 194,32037800
31 Mar 194,42243900
31 Dec 184,48356900
30 Sep 183,81747600
30 Jun 183,49338000
31 Mar 183,21235300
31 Dec 173,06131600
30 Sep 172,78527300
30 Jun 172,57522900
31 Mar 172,37414200
31 Dec 161,998-1300
30 Sep 161,897-2800
30 Jun 161,9146100
31 Mar 162,08416900
31 Dec 152,22620100
30 Sep 152,47532400
30 Jun 152,67829800
31 Mar 152,83231800
31 Dec 143,22345500
30 Sep 143,37144900
30 Jun 143,39948500
31 Mar 143,34141400

Quality Earnings: MX has a large one-off loss of $65.7M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 30th September, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: MX's current net profit margins (4.1%) are lower than last year (4.8%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: MX's earnings have grown by 19% per year over the past 5 years.

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

Earnings vs Industry: MX had negative earnings growth (-16.1%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Chemicals industry average (-43.2%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: MX's Return on Equity (11%) 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 Analysis2025/01/02 23:47
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/02 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Methanex Corporation is covered by 18 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
null nullAlembic Global Advisors
Michael LeitheadBarclays
Joel JacksonBMO Capital Markets Equity Research