Element Solutions Past Earnings Performance
Past criteria checks 1/6
Element Solutions has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 23%, while the Chemicals industry saw earnings growing at 13% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 7.2% per year. Element Solutions's return on equity is 5.5%, and it has net margins of 5.5%.
Key information
23.0%
Earnings growth rate
23.3%
EPS growth rate
| Chemicals Industry Growth | 12.4% |
| Revenue growth rate | 7.2% |
| Return on equity | 5.5% |
| Net Margin | 5.5% |
| Last Earnings Update | 31 Mar 2024 |
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Revenue & Expenses BreakdownBeta
How Element Solutions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 24 | 2,334 | 129 | 586 | 74 |
| 31 Dec 23 | 2,333 | 116 | 585 | 68 |
| 30 Sep 23 | 2,334 | 51 | 584 | 65 |
| 30 Jun 23 | 2,353 | 136 | 565 | 63 |
| 31 Mar 23 | 2,444 | 172 | 565 | 47 |
| 31 Dec 22 | 2,549 | 185 | 569 | 49 |
| 30 Sep 22 | 2,623 | 178 | 583 | 51 |
| 30 Jun 22 | 2,620 | 161 | 615 | 52 |
| 31 Mar 22 | 2,530 | 177 | 623 | 52 |
| 31 Dec 21 | 2,400 | 203 | 600 | 50 |
| 30 Sep 21 | 2,290 | 227 | 573 | 48 |
| 30 Jun 21 | 2,151 | 228 | 544 | 46 |
| 31 Mar 21 | 1,951 | 151 | 503 | 43 |
| 31 Dec 20 | 1,854 | 77 | 498 | 49 |
| 30 Sep 20 | 1,772 | 121 | 459 | 48 |
| 30 Jun 20 | 1,759 | 79 | 453 | 47 |
| 31 Mar 20 | 1,829 | 92 | 466 | 49 |
| 31 Dec 19 | 1,836 | 79 | 483 | 42 |
| 30 Sep 19 | 1,860 | -11 | 514 | 43 |
| 30 Jun 19 | 1,883 | -12 | 524 | 44 |
| 31 Mar 19 | 1,928 | -76 | 541 | 44 |
| 31 Dec 18 | 1,961 | -81 | 539 | 44 |
| 30 Sep 18 | 1,971 | -81 | 560 | 46 |
| 30 Jun 18 | 1,963 | -113 | 552 | 46 |
| 31 Mar 18 | 1,509 | -178 | 426 | 36 |
| 31 Dec 17 | 1,879 | -192 | 545 | 46 |
| 30 Sep 17 | 2,340 | -180 | 663 | 57 |
| 30 Jun 17 | 2,750 | -35 | 803 | 67 |
| 31 Mar 17 | 3,624 | 70 | 1,050 | 86 |
| 31 Dec 16 | 1,770 | -155 | 542 | 45 |
| 30 Sep 16 | 3,371 | -169 | 999 | 76 |
| 30 Jun 16 | 3,078 | -413 | 904 | 72 |
| 31 Mar 16 | 2,831 | -417 | 810 | 70 |
| 31 Dec 15 | 2,542 | -309 | 709 | 63 |
| 30 Sep 15 | 2,081 | -446 | 577 | 56 |
| 30 Jun 15 | 1,680 | -294 | 473 | 45 |
| 31 Mar 15 | 1,194 | -282 | 376 | 33 |
| 31 Dec 14 | 843 | -263 | 281 | 26 |
| 30 Sep 14 | 755 | -185 | 267 | 25 |
| 30 Jun 14 | 747 | -202 | 256 | 24 |
| 31 Mar 14 | 747 | -190 | 236 | 24 |
| 31 Dec 13 | 746 | -194 | 231 | 24 |
| 30 Sep 13 | 743 | -11 | 244 | 23 |
| 30 Jun 13 | 735 | -7 | 231 | 24 |
Quality Earnings: PLQ has a large one-off loss of $91.4M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 31st March, 2024.
Growing Profit Margin: PLQ's current net profit margins (5.5%) are lower than last year (7%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: PLQ has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 23% per year.
Accelerating Growth: PLQ's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: PLQ had negative earnings growth (-25%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Chemicals industry average (-19.4%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: PLQ's Return on Equity (5.5%) is considered low.