Serco Group plc

DB:SEO Stock Report

Market Cap: €1.9b

Serco Group Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

Serco Group has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 13.5%, while the Commercial Services industry saw earnings growing at 26% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 9.1% per year. Serco Group's return on equity is 14%, and it has net margins of 2.9%.

Key information

13.5%

Earnings growth rate

15.1%

EPS growth rate

Commercial Services Industry Growth9.7%
Revenue growth rate9.1%
Return on equity14.0%
Net Margin2.9%
Next Earnings Update27 Feb 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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

Earnings and Revenue History

DB:SEO Revenue, expenses and earnings (GBP Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Jun 244,7611392730
31 Mar 244,8171712740
31 Dec 234,8742022760
30 Sep 234,8512072730
30 Jun 234,8282122710
31 Mar 234,6811842680
31 Dec 224,5341552640
30 Sep 224,4851582600
30 Jun 224,4361602550
31 Mar 224,4302322490
31 Dec 214,4253042430
30 Sep 214,3273012360
30 Jun 214,2302992290
31 Mar 214,0572162240
31 Dec 203,8851342200
30 Sep 203,7401282190
30 Jun 203,5951232180
31 Mar 203,422862160
31 Dec 193,248502140
30 Sep 193,097512110
30 Jun 192,946512070
31 Mar 192,891592050
31 Dec 182,837672020
30 Sep 182,823462020
30 Jun 182,810262020
31 Mar 182,88092100
31 Dec 172,951-82180
30 Sep 172,988-332200
30 Jun 173,025-572210
31 Mar 173,018-202160
31 Dec 163,011172120
30 Sep 163,03452120
30 Jun 163,058-72120
31 Mar 163,117-472310
31 Dec 153,177-862490
30 Jun 153,182-1,0245620
31 Mar 153,389-1,0075660
31 Dec 143,596-9905700
30 Sep 144,080-6544250
30 Jun 144,197232660
31 Mar 144,241612740
31 Dec 134,284982830

Quality Earnings: SEO has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: SEO's current net profit margins (2.9%) are lower than last year (4.4%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: SEO's earnings have grown by 13.5% per year over the past 5 years.

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

Earnings vs Industry: SEO had negative earnings growth (-34.5%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Commercial Services industry average (19.1%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: SEO's Return on Equity (14%) 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 Analysis2024/12/26 06:45
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/23 00:00
Earnings2024/06/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Serco Group plc is covered by 41 analysts. 11 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Alejandro AcostaAlezor Research
James RosenthalBarclays
Paul Daniel SullivanBarclays