IMCD Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

IMCD has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 24.1%, while the Trade Distributors industry saw earnings growing at 15.6% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 14% per year. IMCD's return on equity is 16%, and it has net margins of 6.2%.

Key information

24.1%

Earnings growth rate

22.6%

EPS growth rate

Trade Distributors Industry Growth	41.7%
Revenue growth rate	14.0%
Return on equity	16.0%
Net Margin	6.2%
Next Earnings Update	05 Mar 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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

Earnings and Revenue History

DB:X6D Revenue, expenses and earnings (EUR Millions)
Date	Revenue	Earnings	G+A Expenses
30 Jun 24	4,559	281	516
31 Mar 24	4,511	287	503
31 Dec 23	4,463	292	491
30 Sep 23	4,526	290	490
30 Jun 23	4,590	289	489
31 Mar 23	4,606	301	486
31 Dec 22	4,622	313	483
30 Sep 22	4,357	296	460
30 Jun 22	4,091	279	436
31 Mar 22	3,772	243	412
31 Dec 21	3,453	207	387
30 Sep 21	3,257	184	370
30 Jun 21	3,060	162	353
31 Mar 21	2,924	141	342
31 Dec 20	2,787	120	332
30 Sep 20	2,752	114	324
30 Jun 20	2,717	108	316
31 Mar 20	2,711	108	308
31 Dec 19	2,705	108	300
30 Sep 19	2,670	109	295
30 Jun 19	2,636	111	290
31 Mar 19	2,512	105	277
31 Dec 18	2,389	100	264
30 Sep 18	2,260	94	250
30 Jun 18	2,131	88	235
31 Mar 18	2,022	83	222
31 Dec 17	1,912	77	209
30 Sep 17	1,840	77	200
30 Jun 17	1,768	76	191
31 Mar 17	1,743	75	187
31 Dec 16	1,718	73	183
30 Sep 16	1,706	71	179
30 Jun 16	1,693	69	175
31 Mar 16	1,615	65	169
31 Dec 15	1,537	62	163
30 Sep 15	1,465	57	155
30 Jun 15	1,392	53	148
31 Mar 15	1,386	34	146
31 Dec 14	1,366	20	142
30 Sep 14	1,350	6	142
30 Jun 14	1,334	-8	142
31 Mar 14	1,279	-3	138
31 Dec 13	1,242	-5	136

Quality Earnings: X6D has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: X6D's current net profit margins (6.2%) are lower than last year (6.3%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: X6D's earnings have grown significantly by 24.1% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: X6D's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: X6D had negative earnings growth (-2.7%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Trade Distributors industry average (-7.3%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: X6D's Return on Equity (16%) 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 13:37
End of Day Share Price	2024/12/23 00:00
Earnings	2024/06/30
Annual Earnings	2023/12/31

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Market Prices	30 years	Stock prices Dividends, Splits and Actions	ICE Market Data SEC Form S-1
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

IMCD N.V. is covered by 25 analysts. 14 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
Mutlu Gundogan	ABN AMRO Bank N.V.
James Stewart	Barclays
Carl Raynsford	Berenberg