Life Healthcare Group Holdings Limited

DB:L53 Stock Report

Market Cap: €1.3b

Life Healthcare Group Holdings Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

Life Healthcare Group Holdings's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -10.3%, while the Healthcare industry saw earnings growing at 5.8% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 3.4% per year. Life Healthcare Group Holdings's return on equity is 12.6%, and it has net margins of 5.9%.

Key information

-10.3%

Earnings growth rate

-10.0%

EPS growth rate

Healthcare Industry Growth15.7%
Revenue growth rate-3.4%
Return on equity12.6%
Net Margin5.9%
Next Earnings Update20 Nov 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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


Earnings and Revenue History

DB:L53 Revenue, expenses and earnings (ZAR Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Mar 2423,7611,4102,3270
31 Dec 2323,3261,3322,2710
30 Sep 2322,8901,2542,2140
31 Mar 2318,0781,2252,9160
31 Dec 2219,4141,2652,4240
30 Sep 2220,7501,3051,9320
31 Mar 2227,6211,5442,3320
31 Dec 2127,3401,6062,3320
30 Sep 2127,0591,6672,3320
31 Mar 2124,5956292,2260
31 Dec 2024,2996682,2260
30 Sep 2024,0037062,2260
30 Jun 2025,0061,8602,2960
31 Mar 2026,0093,0142,3650
31 Dec 1925,9572,7922,3650
30 Sep 1925,9042,5692,3650
30 Jun 1925,3481,8621,9590
31 Mar 1924,7921,1551,5530
31 Dec 1824,2541,3651,5530
30 Sep 1823,7161,5751,5530
30 Jun 1823,1841,5111,4590
31 Mar 1822,6521,4471,3650
31 Dec 1721,8101,1311,3650
30 Sep 1720,9678141,3650
30 Jun 1719,6568051,0500
31 Mar 1718,3457957340
31 Dec 1617,4561,2067340
30 Sep 1616,5671,6167340
30 Jun 1616,0341,8086620
31 Mar 1615,5001,9995890
31 Dec 1515,1381,9335890
30 Sep 1514,7761,8665890
30 Jun 1514,3791,8305750
31 Mar 1513,9821,7935600
31 Dec 1413,5452,2845600
30 Sep 1413,1072,7745600
30 Jun 1412,7952,7725290
31 Mar 1412,4832,7704980
31 Dec 1312,1972,2414980

Quality Earnings: L53 has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: L53's current net profit margins (5.9%) are lower than last year (6.8%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: L53's earnings have declined by 10.3% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: L53's earnings growth over the past year (15.1%) exceeds its 5-year average (-10.3% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: L53 earnings growth over the past year (15.1%) did not outperform the Healthcare industry 30.9%.


Return on Equity

High ROE: L53's Return on Equity (12.6%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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