Software Past Earnings Performance
Past criteria checks 0/6
Software's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -35.3%, while the Software industry saw earnings growing at 17.1% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 1.7% per year. Software's return on equity is 1.1%, and it has net margins of 1.7%.
Key information
-35.3%
Earnings growth rate
-35.3%
EPS growth rate
| Software Industry Growth | 14.9% |
| Revenue growth rate | 1.7% |
| Return on equity | 1.1% |
| Net Margin | 1.7% |
| Last Earnings Update | 30 Sep 2023 |
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Revenue & Expenses BreakdownBeta
How Software 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 23 | 992 | 17 | 414 | 191 |
| 30 Jun 23 | 984 | -10 | 429 | 195 |
| 31 Mar 23 | 963 | 2 | 437 | 190 |
| 31 Dec 22 | 958 | 19 | 436 | 181 |
| 30 Sep 22 | 889 | 49 | 410 | 172 |
| 30 Jun 22 | 865 | 76 | 394 | 162 |
| 31 Mar 22 | 857 | 91 | 370 | 154 |
| 31 Dec 21 | 834 | 84 | 363 | 151 |
| 30 Sep 21 | 837 | 100 | 356 | 147 |
| 30 Jun 21 | 824 | 97 | 348 | 144 |
| 31 Mar 21 | 811 | 86 | 345 | 146 |
| 31 Dec 20 | 835 | 96 | 349 | 144 |
| 30 Sep 20 | 852 | 104 | 347 | 144 |
| 30 Jun 20 | 891 | 134 | 348 | 141 |
| 31 Mar 20 | 896 | 146 | 349 | 134 |
| 31 Dec 19 | 891 | 155 | 340 | 131 |
| 30 Sep 19 | 900 | 168 | 339 | 132 |
| 30 Jun 19 | 885 | 162 | 334 | 130 |
| 31 Mar 19 | 880 | 165 | 328 | 129 |
| 31 Dec 18 | 866 | 165 | 319 | 124 |
| 30 Sep 18 | 870 | 152 | 313 | 120 |
| 30 Jun 18 | 858 | 148 | 305 | 118 |
| 31 Mar 18 | 860 | 143 | 308 | 119 |
| 31 Dec 17 | 879 | 140 | 319 | 121 |
| 30 Sep 17 | 875 | 142 | 328 | 119 |
| 30 Jun 17 | 876 | 141 | 326 | 118 |
| 31 Mar 17 | 872 | 138 | 327 | 115 |
| 31 Dec 16 | 872 | 140 | 325 | 112 |
| 30 Sep 16 | 865 | 146 | 317 | 111 |
| 30 Jun 16 | 883 | 158 | 322 | 109 |
| 31 Mar 16 | 885 | 150 | 332 | 108 |
| 31 Dec 15 | 873 | 139 | 337 | 108 |
| 30 Sep 15 | 863 | 131 | 339 | 107 |
| 30 Jun 15 | 853 | 116 | 342 | 109 |
| 31 Mar 15 | 843 | 110 | 333 | 109 |
| 31 Dec 14 | 858 | 110 | 337 | 109 |
| 30 Sep 14 | 882 | 110 | 347 | 110 |
| 30 Jun 14 | 915 | 110 | 360 | 109 |
| 31 Mar 14 | 957 | 125 | 371 | 109 |
| 31 Dec 13 | 973 | 134 | 373 | 108 |
| 30 Sep 13 | 978 | 138 | 359 | 105 |
| 30 Jun 13 | 997 | 147 | 350 | 104 |
| 31 Mar 13 | 1,018 | 156 | 339 | 103 |
| 31 Dec 12 | 1,047 | 165 | 323 | 101 |
Quality Earnings: SOWA has a large one-off loss of €28.8M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 30th September, 2023.
Growing Profit Margin: SOWA's current net profit margins (1.7%) are lower than last year (5.5%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: SOWA's earnings have declined by 35.3% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: SOWA's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: SOWA had negative earnings growth (-64.9%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Software industry average (4.8%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: SOWA's Return on Equity (1.1%) is considered low.