George Weston Limited

DB:WX5 Stock Report

Market Cap: €19.7b

George Weston Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

George Weston has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 18.9%, while the Consumer Retailing industry saw earnings growing at 8.7% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 4.3% per year. George Weston's return on equity is 14.3%, and it has net margins of 1%.

Key information

18.9%

Earnings growth rate

21.3%

EPS growth rate

Consumer Retailing Industry Growth10.5%
Revenue growth rate4.3%
Return on equity14.3%
Net Margin1.0%
Last Earnings Update05 Oct 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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

Earnings and Revenue History

DB:WX5 Revenue, expenses and earnings (CAD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
05 Oct 2461,21161315,6990
15 Jun 2460,9331,20815,5210
23 Mar 2460,7261,30615,4470
31 Dec 2360,1241,49615,2090
07 Oct 2359,5661,42014,7650
17 Jun 2358,6791,69914,2510
25 Mar 2357,7741,84114,4100
31 Dec 2257,0481,77813,9250
08 Oct 2255,8082,31013,8400
18 Jun 2254,4801,65913,7520
26 Mar 2254,1381,13413,1610
31 Dec 2153,74870913,2700
09 Oct 2154,27655513,3520
19 Jun 2153,89060613,1710
27 Mar 2152,95426913,3110
31 Dec 2053,27091313,6410
03 Oct 2051,9471,08213,5150
16 Jun 2051,36786213,5510
21 Mar 2051,2691,26813,3280
31 Dec 1950,10919812,9530
05 Oct 1949,7193612,7160
15 Jun 1949,3551812,6170
23 Mar 1948,997-13812,6400
31 Dec 1848,56853012,4940
06 Oct 1848,25329312,9070
16 Jun 1848,03966212,6830
24 Mar 1848,23079412,4450
31 Dec 1748,28972212,3350
07 Oct 1748,40677011,7710
17 Jun 1748,36360411,5870
25 Mar 1748,00257711,5030
31 Dec 1647,99950611,4950
08 Oct 1647,72854611,5450
18 Jun 1647,50943911,4210
26 Mar 1647,28534711,4010
31 Dec 1546,89446711,1610
10 Oct 1547,38049611,0820
20 Jun 1546,96838811,1490
28 Mar 1546,71512911,1240
31 Dec 1443,9188210,2250
04 Oct 1440,103989,1040
14 Jun 1436,5062137,8240
22 Mar 1433,7005186,7600
31 Dec 1333,5825706,6840

Quality Earnings: WX5 has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: WX5's current net profit margins (1%) are lower than last year (2.4%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: WX5's earnings have grown by 18.9% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: WX5's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: WX5 had negative earnings growth (-57%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Consumer Retailing industry average (1.9%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: WX5's Return on Equity (14.3%) 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 Analysis2024/12/22 18:14
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/10/05
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

George Weston Limited is covered by 17 analysts. 6 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
James DurranBarclays
Tamy ChenBMO Capital Markets Equity Research
Christopher LiBofA Global Research