Graham Holdings Company

DB:WPOB Stock Report

Market Cap: €3.7b

Graham Holdings Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 3/6

Graham Holdings's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -12.2%, while the Consumer Services industry saw earnings growing at 10% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 11.8% per year. Graham Holdings's return on equity is 5.6%, and it has net margins of 4.8%.

Key information

-12.2%

Earnings growth rate

-9.2%

EPS growth rate

Consumer Services Industry Growth10.5%
Revenue growth rate11.8%
Return on equity5.6%
Net Margin4.8%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Graham Holdings makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

DB:WPOB Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 244,7122289100
30 Jun 244,6161339020
31 Mar 244,5362768890
31 Dec 234,4152048740
30 Sep 234,3121578340
30 Jun 234,2132137900
31 Mar 234,041247550
31 Dec 223,924677240
30 Sep 223,7231457420
30 Jun 223,5201517570
31 Mar 223,3883337500
31 Dec 213,1863507230
30 Sep 213,1105017010
30 Jun 213,0185406590
31 Mar 212,8694446310
31 Dec 202,8892996420
30 Sep 202,8662085480
30 Jun 202,8871735520
31 Mar 202,9722115590
31 Dec 192,9323265550
30 Sep 192,8582375570
30 Jun 192,7943195140
31 Mar 192,7293084800
31 Dec 182,6962706300
30 Sep 182,6834256400
30 Jun 182,6653267400
31 Mar 182,6693218120
31 Dec 172,5922998150
30 Sep 172,5461248020
30 Jun 172,5101328300
31 Mar 172,4631508760
31 Dec 162,4821678150
30 Sep 162,4691819300
30 Jun 162,488-839780
31 Mar 162,540-1041,0180
31 Dec 152,586-1441,0850
30 Sep 152,6971041,1340
30 Jun 152,7593461,1580
31 Mar 152,5486181,1090
31 Dec 142,7377501,1320
30 Sep 142,8775001,1940
30 Jun 143,0305431,2120
31 Mar 143,4242761,3030

Quality Earnings: WPOB has a large one-off gain of $145.0M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 30th September, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: WPOB's current net profit margins (4.8%) are higher than last year (3.6%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: WPOB's earnings have declined by 12.2% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: WPOB's earnings growth over the past year (44.7%) exceeds its 5-year average (-12.2% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: WPOB earnings growth over the past year (44.7%) exceeded the Consumer Services industry 15.5%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: WPOB's Return on Equity (5.6%) 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 Analysis2025/01/05 09:47
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/03 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
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

Graham Holdings Company is covered by 6 analysts. 1 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Lauren Rich FineBofA Global Research
Barry LucasG. Research, LLC
Craig HuberHuber Research Partners, LLC