Rush Enterprises Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

Rush Enterprises has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 23%, while the Trade Distributors industry saw earnings growing at 16.1% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 10.5% per year. Rush Enterprises's return on equity is 14.6%, and it has net margins of 3.9%.

Key information

23.0%

Earnings growth rate

23.7%

EPS growth rate

Trade Distributors Industry Growth41.7%
Revenue growth rate10.5%
Return on equity14.6%
Net Margin3.9%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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


Earnings and Revenue History

DB:RUNA Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 247,8253071,0120
30 Jun 247,9093091,0290
31 Mar 247,8853281,0350
31 Dec 237,9253471,0280
30 Sep 237,7793671,0120
30 Jun 237,6623779980
31 Mar 237,4503899660
31 Dec 227,1023919340
30 Sep 226,5313628890
30 Jun 225,9333418260
31 Mar 225,4582897850
31 Dec 215,1262417310
30 Sep 215,0832147130
30 Jun 214,9951786880
31 Mar 214,6811376600
31 Dec 204,7361156650
30 Sep 204,785986810
30 Jun 205,2061037180
31 Mar 205,7481287560
31 Dec 195,8101427540
30 Sep 196,0331657510
30 Jun 195,8091677360
31 Mar 195,6141557210
31 Dec 185,5061397050
30 Sep 185,1741986900
30 Jun 185,0551866720
31 Mar 184,9101796520
31 Dec 174,7141726310
30 Sep 174,527796050
30 Jun 174,366645880
31 Mar 174,189535760
31 Dec 164,215415800
30 Sep 164,355385880
30 Jun 164,553436060
31 Mar 164,857526210
31 Dec 154,980666190
30 Sep 155,163816160
30 Jun 155,110846040
31 Mar 154,962855920
31 Dec 144,727805740
30 Sep 144,307705470
30 Jun 143,979625240
31 Mar 143,587484830

Quality Earnings: RUNA has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: RUNA's current net profit margins (3.9%) are lower than last year (4.7%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: RUNA's earnings have grown significantly by 23% per year over the past 5 years.

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

Earnings vs Industry: RUNA had negative earnings growth (-16.3%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Trade Distributors industry average (-7.3%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: RUNA's Return on Equity (14.6%) 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 16:01
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/02 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Analyst Sources

Rush Enterprises, Inc. is covered by 19 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Kristine KubackiAvondale Partners
Alfred WoodBB&T Capital Markets
Joel TissBMO Capital Markets Equity Research