Express Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 4/6

Express has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 25.7%, while the Specialty Retail industry saw earnings growing at 8% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 3.5% per year. Express's return on equity is 97.5%, and it has net margins of 10.3%.

Key information

25.7%

Earnings growth rate

25.1%

EPS growth rate

Specialty Retail Industry Growth4.1%
Revenue growth rate-3.5%
Return on equity97.5%
Net Margin10.3%
Next Earnings Update30 Nov 2023

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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


Earnings and Revenue History

DB:02Z0 Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
29 Jul 231,7671818750
29 Apr 231,7972328790
28 Jan 231,8642948810
29 Oct 221,945-328780
30 Jul 221,983168690
30 Apr 221,975198600
29 Jan 221,870-148380
30 Oct 211,706-758630
31 Jul 211,556-1798470
01 May 211,344-2978050
30 Jan 211,208-4057850
31 Oct 201,385-4948110
01 Aug 201,551-4078310
02 May 201,778-3088740
01 Feb 202,019-1649100
02 Nov 192,041-245710
03 Aug 192,067-135750
04 May 192,088-15770
02 Feb 192,116109440
03 Nov 182,188388130
04 Aug 182,176368050
05 May 182,164228010
03 Feb 182,159195740
28 Oct 172,138147870
29 Jul 172,140207830
29 Apr 172,164427820
28 Jan 172,204587950
29 Oct 162,279917990
30 Jul 162,3201058080
30 Apr 162,3511168160
30 Jan 162,3501178130
31 Oct 152,3101027940
01 Aug 152,261907740
02 May 152,207767560
31 Jan 152,165687450
01 Nov 142,156747280
02 Aug 142,162797300
03 May 142,170897270
01 Feb 142,2191177170
02 Nov 132,2411336980
03 Aug 132,2061316880
04 May 132,1711306840
02 Feb 132,1571396850

Quality Earnings: 02Z0 has a high level of non-cash earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: 02Z0's current net profit margins (10.3%) are higher than last year (0.8%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: 02Z0's earnings have grown significantly by 25.7% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: 02Z0's earnings growth over the past year (1046.3%) exceeds its 5-year average (25.7% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: 02Z0 earnings growth over the past year (1046.3%) exceeded the Specialty Retail industry -48.4%.


Return on Equity

High ROE: Whilst 02Z0's Return on Equity (97.48%) is outstanding, this metric is skewed due to their high level of debt.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2023/11/27 03:45
End of Day Share Price 2023/08/30 00:00
Earnings2023/07/29
Annual Earnings2023/01/28

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Analyst Sources

Express, Inc. is covered by 30 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Stacy PakBarclays
Paul AlexanderBB&T Capital Markets
John MorrisBMO Capital Markets Equity Research