Deutsche Post Third Quarter 2024 Earnings: Revenues Beat Expectations, EPS Lags

Simply Wall St

November 06, 2024

Deutsche Post (ETR:DHL) Third Quarter 2024 Results

Key Financial Results

Revenue: €21.3b (up 9.9% from 3Q 2023).
Net income: €751.0m (down 6.9% from 3Q 2023).
Profit margin: 3.5% (down from 4.2% in 3Q 2023). The decrease in margin was driven by higher expenses.
EPS: €0.64 (down from €0.68 in 3Q 2023).

earnings-and-revenue-growth — XTRA:DHL Earnings and Revenue Growth November 6th 2024

All figures shown in the chart above are for the trailing 12 month (TTM) period

Deutsche Post Revenues Beat Expectations, EPS Falls Short

Revenue exceeded analyst estimates by 2.4%. Earnings per share (EPS) missed analyst estimates by 6.3%.

Looking ahead, revenue is forecast to grow 3.8% p.a. on average during the next 3 years, compared to a 2.9% growth forecast for the Logistics industry in Europe.

Performance of the market in Germany.

The company's shares are down 5.3% from a week ago.

Risk Analysis

Don't forget that there may still be risks. For instance, we've identified 1 warning sign for Deutsche Post that you should be aware of.

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