Metro Past Earnings Performance
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Metro's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -18.1%, while the Consumer Retailing industry saw earnings growing at 10.2% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 4.1% per year. Metro's return on equity is 2%, and it has net margins of 0.2%.
Key information
-18.1%
Earnings growth rate
-18.0%
EPS growth rate
| Consumer Retailing Industry Growth | 10.5% |
| Revenue growth rate | 4.1% |
| Return on equity | 2.0% |
| Net Margin | 0.2% |
| Next Earnings Update | 07 May 2024 |
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Is Metro (ETR:B4B) Weighed On By Its Debt Load?
Mar 15
Analysts Have Been Trimming Their Metro AG (ETR:B4B) Price Target After Its Latest Report
Feb 09Increases to Metro AG's (ETR:B4B) CEO Compensation Might Cool off for now
Feb 01A Look At The Fair Value Of Metro AG (ETR:B4B)
Jan 17Investors Shouldn't Be Too Comfortable With Metro's (ETR:B4B) Earnings
Dec 21We Think Metro (ETR:B4B) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt
Dec 02Metro AG (ETR:B4B) Shares Could Be 27% Above Their Intrinsic Value Estimate
Sep 22We Think Metro (ETR:B4B) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt
Jul 12An Intrinsic Calculation For Metro AG (ETR:B4B) Suggests It's 50% Undervalued
Apr 25Here's Why Metro (ETR:B4B) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden
Mar 21Metro (ETR:B4B) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt
Nov 17Estimating The Fair Value Of Metro AG (ETR:B4B)
Oct 12Is Metro (ETR:B4B) Using Too Much Debt?
Aug 11Metro (ETR:B4B) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt
Feb 10Metro AG Just Missed Earnings; Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Now
Dec 19Should You Investigate Metro AG (ETR:B4B) At €11.38?
Oct 16Is Metro (ETR:B4B) A Risky Investment?
Sep 18We Think You Can Look Beyond Metro's (ETR:B4B) Lackluster Earnings
Aug 05Are Investors Undervaluing Metro AG (ETR:B4B) By 35%?
Jul 19At €10.83, Is It Time To Put Metro AG (ETR:B4B) On Your Watch List?
Jun 22Revenue & Expenses BreakdownBeta
How Metro makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
| Date | Revenue | Earnings | G+A Expenses | R&D Expenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 23 | 30,559 | 47 | 5,285 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 23 | 30,551 | 439 | 5,255 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 23 | 30,640 | 634 | 5,104 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 23 | 30,909 | 170 | 5,176 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 22 | 30,257 | -7 | 5,295 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 22 | 29,754 | -334 | 5,260 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 22 | 28,891 | -466 | 5,126 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 22 | 27,226 | -113 | 4,945 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 21 | 26,032 | 40 | 4,739 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 21 | 24,765 | -56 | 4,631 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 21 | 24,144 | 20 | 4,549 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 21 | 23,465 | -184 | 4,529 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 20 | 24,421 | -169 | 4,656 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 20 | 25,632 | -146 | 4,724 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 20 | 25,979 | 80 | 4,732 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 20 | 27,351 | 312 | 4,819 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 19 | 27,242 | 370 | 4,778 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 19 | 27,082 | 420 | 4,758 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 19 | 24,867 | 317 | 4,460 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 19 | 25,275 | 335 | 4,552 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 18 | 26,114 | 348 | 4,671 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 18 | 26,792 | 356 | 4,794 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 18 | 24,107 | 363 | 3,928 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 18 | 26,098 | 329 | 4,352 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 17 | 27,876 | 415 | 4,800 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 17 | 29,903 | 359 | 5,283 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 17 | 37,080 | 370 | 7,029 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 17 | 36,642 | 348 | 7,170 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 16 | 36,441 | 225 | 7,226 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 16 | 36,549 | 506 | 7,204 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 15 | 37,496 | 254 | 7,263 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 14 | 38,970 | 40 | 7,464 | 0 |
Quality Earnings: B4B has a large one-off gain of €333.0M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 31st December, 2023.
Growing Profit Margin: B4B became profitable in the past.
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: B4B's earnings have declined by 18.1% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: B4B has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: B4B has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Consumer Retailing industry (15.5%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: B4B's Return on Equity (2%) is considered low.