A.P. Møller - Mærsk Past Earnings Performance

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A.P. Møller - Mærsk has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 17.9%, while the Shipping industry saw earnings growing at 38.6% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 9% per year. A.P. Møller - Mærsk's return on equity is 6.5%, and it has net margins of 6.8%.

Key information

17.9%

Earnings growth rate

19.4%

EPS growth rate

Shipping Industry Growth	41.6%
Revenue growth rate	9.0%
Return on equity	6.5%
Net Margin	6.8%
Next Earnings Update	06 Feb 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How A.P. Møller - Mærsk makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

BRSE:DP4B Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
Date	Revenue	Earnings	G+A Expenses
30 Sep 24	52,629	3,588	0
30 Jun 24	48,996	1,060	0
31 Mar 24	49,213	1,715	0
31 Dec 23	51,065	3,822	0
30 Sep 23	57,144	9,208	0
30 Jun 23	67,782	17,566	0
31 Mar 23	76,444	24,706	0
31 Dec 22	81,529	29,198	0
30 Sep 22	82,215	30,342	0
30 Jun 22	76,060	26,901	0
31 Mar 22	68,640	22,021	0
31 Dec 21	61,787	17,942	0
30 Sep 21	54,536	13,147	0
30 Jun 21	47,841	8,636	0
31 Mar 21	42,608	5,350	0
31 Dec 20	39,740	2,850	0
30 Sep 20	38,153	1,479	0
30 Jun 20	38,291	1,058	0
31 Mar 20	38,921	773	0
31 Dec 19	38,890	469	0
30 Sep 19	39,460	471	0
30 Jun 19	39,558	-221	0
31 Mar 19	39,508	-486	0
31 Dec 18	39,280	-630	0
30 Sep 18	37,482	-540	0
30 Jun 18	35,043	-482	0
31 Mar 18	33,156	-354	0
31 Dec 17	30,945	-235	0
30 Sep 17	29,279	-484	0
30 Jun 17	28,638	-395	0
31 Mar 17	25,828	-854	0
31 Dec 16	27,266	-511	0
30 Sep 16	29,617	-2,854	423
30 Jun 16	32,654	-2,060	423
31 Mar 16	38,300	-537	423
31 Dec 15	40,308	791	423
30 Sep 15	42,898	3,513	765
30 Jun 15	44,957	4,223	765
31 Mar 15	46,380	2,625	765
31 Dec 14	47,569	2,159	765
30 Sep 14	47,838	2,685	1,149
30 Jun 14	47,750	2,263	1,149
31 Mar 14	47,488	3,496	1,149
31 Dec 13	47,386	3,056	1,149

Quality Earnings: DP4B has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: DP4B's current net profit margins (6.8%) are lower than last year (16.1%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: DP4B's earnings have grown by 17.9% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: DP4B's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: DP4B had negative earnings growth (-61%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Shipping industry average (-38.7%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: DP4B's Return on Equity (6.5%) 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	2024/12/27 18:56
End of Day Share Price	2024/12/27 00:00
Earnings	2024/09/30
Annual Earnings	2023/12/31

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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

A.P. Møller - Mærsk A/S is covered by 47 analysts. 17 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
null null	ABG Sundal Collier
Robert Jan Vos	ABN AMRO Bank N.V.
Hélène Coumes	AlphaValue