Flowers Foods Past Earnings Performance
Past criteria checks 5/6
Flowers Foods has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 3.6%, while the Food industry saw earnings growing at 33.8% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 5% per year. Flowers Foods's return on equity is 17.1%, and it has net margins of 4.7%.
Key information
3.6%
Earnings growth rate
3.6%
EPS growth rate
| Food Industry Growth | 9.9% |
| Revenue growth rate | 5.0% |
| Return on equity | 17.1% |
| Net Margin | 4.7% |
| Last Earnings Update | 05 Oct 2024 |
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How Flowers Foods 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Oct 24 | 5,121 | 241 | 1,992 | 0 |
| 13 Jul 24 | 5,130 | 129 | 1,994 | 0 |
| 20 Apr 24 | 5,133 | 126 | 1,994 | 0 |
| 30 Dec 23 | 5,091 | 123 | 1,957 | 0 |
| 07 Oct 23 | 5,044 | 136 | 1,916 | 0 |
| 15 Jul 23 | 5,003 | 224 | 1,878 | 0 |
| 22 Apr 23 | 4,904 | 214 | 1,832 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 22 | 4,806 | 228 | 1,795 | 0 |
| 08 Oct 22 | 4,707 | 219 | 1,770 | 0 |
| 16 Jul 22 | 4,576 | 217 | 1,742 | 0 |
| 23 Apr 22 | 4,465 | 220 | 1,710 | 0 |
| 01 Jan 22 | 4,331 | 206 | 1,716 | 0 |
| 09 Oct 21 | 4,370 | 223 | 1,667 | 0 |
| 17 Jul 21 | 4,332 | 228 | 1,652 | 0 |
| 24 Apr 21 | 4,341 | 230 | 1,652 | 0 |
| 02 Jan 21 | 4,388 | 152 | 1,678 | 0 |
| 03 Oct 20 | 4,283 | 99 | 1,633 | 0 |
| 11 Jul 20 | 4,260 | 98 | 1,618 | 0 |
| 18 Apr 20 | 4,210 | 93 | 1,588 | 0 |
| 28 Dec 19 | 4,124 | 165 | 1,577 | 0 |
| 05 Oct 19 | 4,087 | 183 | 1,536 | 0 |
| 13 Jul 19 | 4,044 | 179 | 1,514 | 0 |
| 20 Apr 19 | 4,009 | 172 | 1,502 | 0 |
| 29 Dec 18 | 3,952 | 157 | 1,493 | 0 |
| 06 Oct 18 | 3,945 | 215 | 1,461 | 0 |
| 14 Jul 18 | 3,954 | 142 | 1,465 | 0 |
| 21 Apr 18 | 3,940 | 141 | 1,461 | 0 |
| 30 Dec 17 | 3,921 | 150 | 1,460 | 0 |
| 07 Oct 17 | 3,916 | 85 | 1,461 | 0 |
| 15 Jul 17 | 3,902 | 158 | 1,455 | 0 |
| 22 Apr 17 | 3,910 | 165 | 1,448 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 16 | 3,927 | 164 | 1,447 | 0 |
| 08 Oct 16 | 3,917 | 183 | 1,436 | 0 |
| 16 Jul 16 | 3,883 | 187 | 1,416 | 0 |
| 23 Apr 16 | 3,837 | 187 | 1,396 | 0 |
| 02 Jan 16 | 3,779 | 189 | 1,375 | 0 |
| 10 Oct 15 | 3,797 | 185 | 1,390 | 0 |
| 18 Jul 15 | 3,757 | 186 | 1,375 | 0 |
| 25 Apr 15 | 3,741 | 176 | 1,372 | 0 |
| 03 Jan 15 | 3,749 | 176 | 1,368 | 0 |
| 04 Oct 14 | 3,697 | 186 | 1,323 | 0 |
| 12 Jul 14 | 3,730 | 176 | 1,338 | 0 |
| 19 Apr 14 | 3,756 | 180 | 1,349 | 0 |
| 28 Dec 13 | 3,733 | 231 | 1,340 | 0 |
Quality Earnings: FWF has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: FWF's current net profit margins (4.7%) are higher than last year (2.7%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: FWF's earnings have grown by 3.6% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: FWF's earnings growth over the past year (73.9%) exceeds its 5-year average (3.6% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: FWF earnings growth over the past year (73.9%) exceeded the Food industry 38.6%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: FWF's Return on Equity (17.1%) is considered low.