Waterdrop Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 4/6

Waterdrop has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 57.9%, while the Insurance industry saw earnings growing at 13.7% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 0.01% per year. Waterdrop's return on equity is 6.7%, and it has net margins of 11.7%.

Key information

57.9%

Earnings growth rate

68.0%

EPS growth rate

Insurance Industry Growth5.9%
Revenue growth rate-0.01%
Return on equity6.7%
Net Margin11.7%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

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Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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


Earnings and Revenue History

DB:717 Revenue, expenses and earnings (CNY Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 242,7443211,057222
30 Jun 242,7272651,096243
31 Mar 242,7291981,145276
31 Dec 232,6311671,143299
30 Sep 232,6512341,128311
30 Jun 232,7373671,046315
31 Mar 232,759552976299
31 Dec 222,8026081,013291
30 Sep 222,7264101,146311
30 Jun 222,733-2361,820335
31 Mar 222,971-1,1412,983365
31 Dec 213,206-1,7263,635379
30 Sep 213,432-2,1504,030356
30 Jun 213,516-1,8923,868306
31 Mar 213,258-1,4142,932261
31 Dec 203,028-1,1082,538244
30 Sep 202,735-8392,219250
31 Dec 191,511-4581,199215
31 Dec 18238-23131169

Quality Earnings: 717 has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: 717's current net profit margins (11.7%) are higher than last year (8.8%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: 717 has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 57.9% per year.

Accelerating Growth: 717's earnings growth over the past year (36.9%) is below its 5-year average (57.9% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: 717 earnings growth over the past year (36.9%) exceeded the Insurance industry 17.8%.


Return on Equity

High ROE: 717's Return on Equity (6.7%) 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 Analysis2025/01/08 12:48
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/08 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Analyst Sources

Waterdrop Inc. is covered by 5 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Michael LiBofA Global Research
Edwin LiuCLSA
Thomas WangGoldman Sachs