Yellow Pages Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 3/6

Yellow Pages's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -12.9%, while the Interactive Media and Services industry saw earnings growing at 24.2% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 12.7% per year. Yellow Pages's return on equity is 56.2%, and it has net margins of 15.7%.

Key information

-12.9%

Earnings growth rate

-2.4%

EPS growth rate

Interactive Media and Services Industry Growth17.0%
Revenue growth rate-12.7%
Return on equity56.2%
Net Margin15.7%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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


Earnings and Revenue History

DB:YMI Revenue, expenses and earnings (CAD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 242193420
30 Jun 242253820
31 Mar 242324320
31 Dec 232394720
30 Sep 232486520
30 Jun 232567120
31 Mar 232637120
31 Dec 222687320
30 Sep 222728330
30 Jun 222778030
31 Mar 222827330
31 Dec 212887130
30 Sep 212964930
30 Jun 213054440
31 Mar 213196040
31 Dec 203346040
30 Sep 203509740
30 Jun 2036810240
31 Mar 203879450
31 Dec 194039550
30 Sep 194348150
30 Jun 194669450
31 Mar 195239650
31 Dec 185778350
30 Sep 18631-54250
30 Jun 18677-57650
31 Mar 18707-59050
31 Dec 17728-59460
30 Sep 17752-441290
30 Jun 17778-431290
31 Mar 17795-422290
31 Dec 16818-404300
30 Sep 1682434280
30 Jun 1683343280
31 Mar 1682749290
31 Dec 1583061290
30 Sep 15837150280
30 Jun 15844164280
31 Mar 15860175280
31 Dec 14878189280
30 Sep 14900124290
30 Jun 14919140300
31 Mar 14942162310
31 Dec 13972176320

Quality Earnings: YMI has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: YMI's current net profit margins (15.7%) are lower than last year (26.1%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: YMI has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by -12.9% per year.

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

Earnings vs Industry: YMI had negative earnings growth (-46.7%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Interactive Media and Services industry average (30.4%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: YMI's Return on Equity (56.2%) is considered outstanding.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 18:37
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Analyst Sources

Yellow Pages Limited is covered by 13 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
Vahan AjamianBeacon Securities Limited
Tim CaseyBMO Capital Markets Equity Research
Christopher LiBofA Global Research