J Sainsbury Past Earnings Performance
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J Sainsbury has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 22.2%, while the Consumer Retailing industry saw earnings growing at 8.7% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 2.5% per year. J Sainsbury's return on equity is 2%, and it has net margins of 0.4%.
Key information
22.2%
Earnings growth rate
21.5%
EPS growth rate
| Consumer Retailing Industry Growth | 10.5% |
| Revenue growth rate | 2.5% |
| Return on equity | 2.0% |
| Net Margin | 0.4% |
| Next Earnings Update | 17 Apr 2025 |
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How J Sainsbury 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Mar 24 | 32,700 | 137 | 1,488 | 0 |
| 02 Dec 23 | 32,213 | 88 | 1,453 | 0 |
| 16 Sep 23 | 31,896 | 58 | 1,478 | 0 |
| 16 Jun 23 | 31,694 | 133 | 1,451 | 0 |
| 04 Mar 23 | 31,491 | 207 | 1,424 | 0 |
| 04 Dec 22 | 31,035 | 396 | 1,355 | 0 |
| 17 Sep 22 | 30,579 | 584 | 1,285 | 0 |
| 17 Jun 22 | 30,237 | 631 | 1,311 | 0 |
| 05 Mar 22 | 29,895 | 677 | 1,337 | 0 |
| 05 Dec 21 | 29,867 | 515 | 1,363 | 0 |
| 18 Sep 21 | 29,838 | 353 | 1,388 | 0 |
| 18 Jun 21 | 29,443 | 73 | 1,425 | 0 |
| 06 Mar 21 | 29,048 | -208 | 1,461 | 0 |
| 06 Dec 20 | 28,939 | -106 | 1,445 | 0 |
| 19 Sep 20 | 28,830 | -5 | 1,428 | 0 |
| 19 Jun 20 | 28,912 | 62 | 1,373 | 0 |
| 07 Mar 20 | 28,993 | 129 | 1,317 | 0 |
| 07 Dec 19 | 28,985 | 68 | 1,317 | 0 |
| 21 Sep 19 | 28,977 | 6 | 1,317 | 0 |
| 21 Jun 19 | 28,992 | 87 | 1,334 | 0 |
| 09 Mar 19 | 29,007 | 168 | 1,350 | 0 |
| 09 Dec 18 | 28,973 | 208 | 1,378 | 0 |
| 22 Sep 18 | 28,939 | 248 | 1,406 | 0 |
| 22 Jun 18 | 28,698 | 270 | 1,423 | 0 |
| 10 Mar 18 | 28,456 | 291 | 1,439 | 0 |
| 10 Dec 17 | 28,341 | 259 | 1,436 | 0 |
| 23 Sep 17 | 28,226 | 226 | 1,433 | 0 |
| 23 Jun 17 | 27,225 | 293 | 1,317 | 0 |
| 11 Mar 17 | 26,224 | 359 | 1,201 | 0 |
| 11 Dec 16 | 24,977 | 423 | 1,070 | 0 |
| 24 Sep 16 | 23,729 | 486 | 938 | 0 |
| 24 Jun 16 | 23,618 | 473 | 899 | 0 |
| 12 Mar 16 | 23,506 | 459 | 860 | 0 |
| 12 Dec 15 | 23,517 | 450 | 850 | 0 |
| 26 Sep 15 | 23,527 | 440 | 839 | 0 |
| 26 Jun 15 | 23,651 | 137 | 992 | 0 |
| 14 Mar 15 | 23,775 | -166 | 1,145 | 0 |
| 14 Dec 14 | 23,854 | -67 | 1,129 | 0 |
| 27 Sep 14 | 23,932 | 32 | 1,112 | 0 |
| 27 Jun 14 | 23,941 | 374 | 868 | 0 |
| 15 Mar 14 | 23,949 | 716 | 624 | 0 |
| 15 Dec 13 | 23,888 | 674 | 554 | 0 |
Quality Earnings: SUY has a large one-off loss of £870.0M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 2nd March, 2024.
Growing Profit Margin: SUY's current net profit margins (0.4%) are lower than last year (0.7%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: SUY's earnings have grown significantly by 22.2% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: SUY's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: SUY had negative earnings growth (-35.1%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Consumer Retailing industry average (6.9%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: SUY's Return on Equity (2%) is considered low.