Hokuetsu Corporation

DB:HPE Stock Report

Market Cap: €1.6b

Hokuetsu Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 0/6

Hokuetsu's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -5.5%, while the Forestry industry saw earnings growing at 7.2% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 5% per year. Hokuetsu's return on equity is 2.1%, and it has net margins of 1.8%.

Key information

-5.5%

Earnings growth rate

-4.2%

EPS growth rate

Forestry Industry Growth16.1%
Revenue growth rate5.0%
Return on equity2.1%
Net Margin1.8%
Next Earnings Update14 Feb 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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

Earnings and Revenue History

DB:HPE Revenue, expenses and earnings (JPY Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 24296,2405,27447,1440
30 Jun 24296,0254,43646,4910
31 Mar 24297,0568,39644,8800
31 Dec 23310,82611,68946,6700
30 Sep 23315,19115,76947,1370
30 Jun 23310,63410,95846,8620
31 Mar 23301,2048,32546,7290
31 Dec 22283,3342,54944,6040
30 Sep 22271,4137,04642,2880
30 Jun 22265,17317,39741,3210
31 Mar 22261,61621,20640,9100
31 Dec 21254,84229,37139,5450
30 Sep 21245,54028,43239,0890
30 Jun 21233,30219,18137,6420
31 Mar 21222,45414,17236,7730
31 Dec 20224,39612,76837,2050
30 Sep 20231,2083,38737,8470
30 Jun 20244,4965,67138,7370
31 Mar 20264,6188,07240,2660
31 Dec 19271,5048,18640,6200
30 Sep 19277,70213,03240,9510
30 Jun 19279,00010,31941,3230
31 Mar 19275,8079,15541,0080
31 Dec 18274,5537,00640,8140
30 Sep 18271,4737,63240,6270
30 Jun 18270,27010,22740,6110
31 Mar 18269,09910,32740,8390
31 Dec 17266,72310,39840,5620
30 Sep 17262,52412,46540,0860
30 Jun 17263,44612,01440,2090
31 Mar 17262,39810,38039,8690
31 Dec 16266,77011,90140,6360
30 Sep 16261,8318,49138,9220
30 Jun 16255,6237,85436,6160
31 Mar 16246,8497,47634,5760
31 Dec 15236,7036,32932,0000
30 Sep 15234,7097,87631,8460
30 Jun 15230,9229,38031,6590
31 Mar 15228,4008,35931,4430
31 Dec 14229,2578,02431,4270
30 Sep 14227,3066,94131,2020
30 Jun 14226,6836,27830,9980
31 Mar 14223,8646,10530,7940
31 Dec 13215,6814,77530,5560

Quality Earnings: HPE has a large one-off loss of ¥11.0B impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 30th September, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: HPE's current net profit margins (1.8%) are lower than last year (5%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: HPE's earnings have declined by 5.5% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: HPE's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: HPE had negative earnings growth (-66.6%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Forestry industry average (-34.1%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: HPE's Return on Equity (2.1%) 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 Analysis2024/12/23 07:15
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/03/31

Data Sources

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Company Financials10 years
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  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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  • 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

Hokuetsu Corporation is covered by 11 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
Akiko KuwaharaBofA Global Research
Masahiro ShibanoCitigroup Inc
Jeremie CapronCLSA