Nichols Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 4/6

Nichols's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -12.3%, while the Beverage industry saw earnings growing at 2.3% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 5.5% per year. Nichols's return on equity is 18.7%, and it has net margins of 11.1%.

Key information

-12.3%

Earnings growth rate

-12.3%

EPS growth rate

Beverage Industry Growth	-0.09%
Revenue growth rate	5.5%
Return on equity	18.7%
Net Margin	11.1%
Last Earnings Update	30 Jun 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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

Earnings and Revenue History

DB:NRV Revenue, expenses and earnings (GBP Millions)
Date	Revenue	Earnings	G+A Expenses
30 Jun 24	169	19	47
31 Mar 24	170	19	47
31 Dec 23	171	18	47
30 Sep 23	170	15	47
30 Jun 23	170	12	47
31 Mar 23	168	12	47
31 Dec 22	165	12	46
30 Sep 22	161	-5	46
30 Jun 22	157	-21	45
31 Mar 22	151	-22	44
31 Dec 21	144	-22	43
30 Sep 21	136	-6	43
30 Jun 21	127	10	42
31 Mar 21	123	8	41
31 Dec 20	119	5	39
30 Sep 20	127	11	47
30 Jun 20	135	18	55
31 Mar 20	141	22	46
31 Dec 19	147	27	38
30 Sep 19	148	26	35
30 Jun 19	149	26	33
31 Mar 19	145	26	33
31 Dec 18	142	26	33
30 Sep 18	138	25	32
30 Jun 18	134	24	30
31 Mar 18	134	23	30
31 Dec 17	133	23	30
30 Sep 17	129	24	29
30 Jun 17	124	25	29
31 Mar 17	121	25	29
31 Dec 16	117	25	29
30 Sep 16	114	25	27
30 Jun 16	111	24	25
31 Mar 16	110	23	25
31 Dec 15	109	22	25
30 Sep 15	109	22	25
30 Jun 15	109	21	25
31 Mar 15	109	18	25
31 Dec 14	109	14	25
30 Sep 14	107	11	25
30 Jun 14	105	9	26
31 Mar 14	105	11	26
31 Dec 13	106	14	26

Quality Earnings: NRV has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: NRV's current net profit margins (11.1%) are higher than last year (7.1%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: NRV's earnings have declined by 12.3% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: NRV's earnings growth over the past year (56%) exceeds its 5-year average (-12.3% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: NRV earnings growth over the past year (56%) exceeded the Beverage industry 1.3%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: NRV's Return on Equity (18.7%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2024/12/23 15:00
End of Day Share Price	2024/12/23 00:00
Earnings	2024/06/30
Annual Earnings	2023/12/31

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Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
Management	10 years	Leadership team Board of directors	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

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Analyst Sources

Nichols plc is covered by 10 analysts. 5 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

Analyst	Institution
Robert Chantry	Berenberg
Wayne Brown	Canaccord Genuity
Doriana Russo	HSBC