Woolworths Group Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 0/6

Woolworths Group's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -15.4%, while the Consumer Retailing industry saw earnings growing at 8.7% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 3.2% per year. Woolworths Group's return on equity is 2.1%, and it has net margins of 0.2%.

Key information

-15.4%

Earnings growth rate

-14.2%

EPS growth rate

Consumer Retailing Industry Growth10.5%
Revenue growth rate3.2%
Return on equity2.1%
Net Margin0.2%
Next Earnings Update26 Feb 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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


Earnings and Revenue History

DB:WWR Revenue, expenses and earnings (AUD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Jun 2467,92210815,7410
31 Mar 2466,8415016,2300
31 Dec 2365,760-816,7190
30 Sep 2365,02780515,5870
25 Jun 2364,2941,61814,4540
01 Jan 2362,1241,71612,6600
01 Oct 2261,4871,63213,1190
26 Jun 2260,8491,54713,5770
02 Jan 2258,0921,40614,8500
02 Oct 2156,9131,47414,2540
27 Jun 2155,7331,54113,6570
03 Jan 2150,20581812,1850
03 Oct 2051,64385612,5890
28 Jun 2053,08089412,9930
28 Mar 2062,7411,32115,6790
05 Jan 2061,8071,47715,7000
05 Oct 1960,8961,48515,5400
30 Jun 1959,9841,49215,3790
31 Mar 1958,8041,54914,9770
30 Dec 1857,6241,60514,5750
30 Sep 1857,2841,60514,4790
24 Jun 1856,9441,60514,3830
31 Dec 1756,1101,53814,1210
30 Sep 1755,5721,48013,9840
25 Jun 1755,0341,42213,8470
01 Jan 1754,07757414,3680
01 Oct 1653,8701,22514,1370
26 Jun 1653,6641,87613,9060
03 Jan 1654,8803,11712,3410
03 Oct 1556,9402,71312,4270
28 Jun 1559,0012,30912,5130
28 Mar 1561,2122,27813,1520
04 Jan 1561,5562,41013,1040
04 Oct 1461,2542,43113,0250
29 Jun 1460,9522,45212,9450
29 Mar 1460,7212,40212,8700
05 Jan 1460,4892,35312,7960

Quality Earnings: WWR has a large one-off loss of A$1.5B impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 30th June, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: WWR's current net profit margins (0.2%) are lower than last year (2.4%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: WWR's earnings have declined by 15.4% per year over the past 5 years.

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

Earnings vs Industry: WWR had negative earnings growth (-93.1%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Consumer Retailing industry average (3.2%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: WWR's Return on Equity (2.1%) 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 Analysis2024/12/27 21:51
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/27 00:00
Earnings2024/06/30
Annual Earnings2024/06/30

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Analyst Sources

Woolworths Group Limited is covered by 33 analysts. 15 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Anthony VogelAPP Securities Pty Ltd.
Russell WrightBarclay Pearce Capital Pty Limited
Thomas KierathBarrenjoey Markets Pty Limited