ZTE Past Earnings Performance
Past criteria checks 3/6
ZTE has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 50.3%, while the Communications industry saw earnings growing at 31.2% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 1.5% per year. ZTE's return on equity is 12.6%, and it has net margins of 5.9%.
Key information
50.3%
Earnings growth rate
49.1%
EPS growth rate
| Communications Industry Growth | 23.9% |
| Revenue growth rate | 1.5% |
| Return on equity | 12.6% |
| Net Margin | 5.9% |
| Last Earnings Update | 31 Mar 2022 |
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Revenue & Expenses BreakdownBeta
How ZTE 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 22 | 116,210 | 6,848 | 14,404 | 19,310 |
| 31 Dec 21 | 114,522 | 6,813 | 14,484 | 18,804 |
| 30 Sep 21 | 111,146 | 7,384 | 13,868 | 18,177 |
| 30 Jun 21 | 107,322 | 6,465 | 13,153 | 17,021 |
| 31 Mar 21 | 106,208 | 5,661 | 13,326 | 15,749 |
| 31 Dec 20 | 101,451 | 4,260 | 12,831 | 14,797 |
| 30 Sep 20 | 100,625 | 3,748 | 12,992 | 13,980 |
| 30 Jun 20 | 93,327 | 5,551 | 13,213 | 12,713 |
| 31 Mar 20 | 90,019 | 5,065 | 14,227 | 12,696 |
| 31 Dec 19 | 90,737 | 5,148 | 14,711 | 12,548 |
| 30 Sep 19 | 90,988 | 4,404 | 17,113 | 11,739 |
| 30 Jun 19 | 90,689 | 2,311 | 16,490 | 12,317 |
| 31 Mar 19 | 80,189 | -714 | 16,635 | 11,294 |
| 31 Dec 18 | 85,513 | -6,984 | 16,258 | 10,906 |
| 30 Sep 18 | 91,002 | -6,596 | 16,982 | 12,291 |
| 30 Jun 18 | 94,238 | -5,549 | 17,354 | 11,346 |
| 31 Mar 18 | 110,597 | -2,053 | 17,137 | 12,586 |
| 31 Dec 17 | 108,815 | 4,568 | 17,438 | 12,962 |
| 30 Sep 17 | 106,249 | -1,312 | 17,207 | 12,071 |
| 30 Jun 17 | 107,486 | -1,831 | 16,919 | 12,380 |
| 31 Mar 17 | 105,119 | -2,218 | 17,197 | 12,790 |
| 31 Dec 16 | 101,233 | -2,357 | 17,062 | 12,762 |
| 30 Sep 16 | 103,227 | 3,463 | 16,637 | 13,798 |
| 30 Jun 16 | 102,045 | 3,359 | 15,973 | 13,768 |
| 31 Mar 16 | 101,046 | 3,399 | 15,862 | 12,682 |
| 31 Dec 15 | 100,186 | 3,208 | 15,591 | 12,201 |
| 30 Sep 15 | 91,194 | 3,406 | 13,877 | 10,736 |
Quality Earnings: FZMA has a large one-off gain of CN¥2.1B impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 31st March, 2022.
Growing Profit Margin: FZMA's current net profit margins (5.9%) are higher than last year (5.3%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: FZMA has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 50.3% per year.
Accelerating Growth: FZMA's earnings growth over the past year (21%) is below its 5-year average (50.3% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: FZMA earnings growth over the past year (21%) exceeded the Communications industry 3.8%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: FZMA's Return on Equity (12.6%) is considered low.