Lonza Group AG

DB:LO3A Stock Report

Market Cap: €41.1b

Lonza Group Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 1/6

Lonza Group has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 6.1%, while the Life Sciences industry saw earnings growing at 13.9% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 9.9% per year. Lonza Group's return on equity is 6.1%, and it has net margins of 8.6%.

Key information

6.1%

Earnings growth rate

6.4%

EPS growth rate

Life Sciences Industry Growth26.8%
Revenue growth rate9.9%
Return on equity6.1%
Net Margin8.6%
Next Earnings Update29 Jan 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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

Earnings and Revenue History

DB:LO3A Revenue, expenses and earnings (CHF Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Jun 246,696573983105
31 Mar 246,707614962105
31 Dec 236,717654940105
30 Sep 236,518892946100
30 Jun 236,3191,12995195
31 Mar 236,2711,17295895
31 Dec 226,2231,21596595
30 Sep 226,0361,06296593
30 Jun 225,84990996490
31 Mar 225,62979293090
31 Dec 215,40967489690
30 Sep 215,10861286887
30 Jun 214,80755083984
31 Mar 214,65864084084
31 Dec 204,50873084084
30 Sep 203,135656476117
30 Jun 203,47469660475
31 Mar 203,84167270475
31 Dec 194,20764780475
30 Sep 195,8217101,18355
30 Jun 195,7226581,068110
31 Mar 195,6326571,050110
31 Dec 185,5426551,032110
30 Jun 185,03482692995
31 Mar 184,79174588095
31 Dec 174,54866483195
30 Sep 174,75852789194
30 Jun 174,42333483384
31 Mar 174,27831878384
31 Dec 164,13230173284
30 Sep 164,02533167294
30 Jun 163,918360611103
31 Mar 163,861319574103
31 Dec 153,803277536103
30 Sep 153,774243529102
30 Jun 153,744208521101
31 Mar 153,692223520101
31 Dec 143,640237519101
30 Sep 143,640212490106
30 Jun 143,640186460110
31 Mar 143,612137445110
31 Dec 133,58487429110

Quality Earnings: LO3A has a large one-off loss of CHF463.0M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 30th June, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: LO3A's current net profit margins (8.6%) are lower than last year (17.9%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: LO3A's earnings have grown by 6.1% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: LO3A's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: LO3A had negative earnings growth (-49.2%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Life Sciences industry average (-1.4%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: LO3A's Return on Equity (6.1%) 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 Analysis2024/12/25 08:34
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/23 00:00
Earnings2024/06/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Market Prices30 years
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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Lonza Group AG is covered by 50 analysts. 22 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Martin SchneeAlphaValue
Volker BosseBaader Helvea Equity Research
Charles Pitman-KingBarclays