BEST Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 0/6

BEST's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -25.7%, while the Logistics industry saw earnings growing at 19.7% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 19.5% per year.

Key information

-25.7%

Earnings growth rate

-18.9%

EPS growth rate

Logistics Industry Growth20.8%
Revenue growth rate-19.5%
Return on equity-244.8%
Net Margin-17.1%
Last Earnings Update31 Mar 2023

Recent past performance updates

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Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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


Earnings and Revenue History

DB:2991 Revenue, expenses and earnings (CNY Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Mar 237,657-1,3101,120140
31 Dec 227,744-1,4251,127144
30 Sep 228,488-1,7211,219165
30 Jun 229,278-1,5511,211168
31 Mar 2210,445-1,3851,147173
31 Dec 2111,426-1,2121,142180
30 Sep 2129,939-2,1911,797230
30 Jun 2131,103-2,1091,827213
31 Mar 218,309-530969125
31 Dec 2010,528-1,0031,103136
30 Sep 2028,690-7271,124161
30 Jun 2033,397-7192,122238
31 Mar 2030,487-2391,269201
31 Dec 1910,481-396867147
30 Sep 1933,444-2771,995239
30 Jun 1931,888-3252,007218
31 Mar 1929,832-3991,969207
31 Dec 1825,116-1071,258185
30 Sep 1825,456-6211,822155
30 Jun 1823,622-1,0371,941169
31 Mar 1821,745-1,1451,785144
31 Dec 1719,990-1,2281,623139
30 Sep 1716,543-5,7451,467134
30 Jun 1713,478-5,5991,11399
31 Mar 1710,615-2,82998089
31 Dec 168,844-5,61089180
31 Dec 155,256-5,35253346
31 Dec 143,066-1,29236527

Quality Earnings: 2991 is currently unprofitable.

Growing Profit Margin: 2991 is currently unprofitable.


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: 2991 is unprofitable, and losses have increased over the past 5 years at a rate of 25.7% per year.

Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare 2991's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable

Earnings vs Industry: 2991 is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Logistics industry (-2.9%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: 2991 has a negative Return on Equity (-244.75%), as it is currently unprofitable.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2023/07/03 19:38
End of Day Share Price 2023/04/05 00:00
Earnings2023/03/31
Annual Earnings2022/12/31

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Analyst Sources

BEST Inc. is covered by 9 analysts. of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Sky HongDeutsche Bank
Ronald KeungGoldman Sachs
Thomas ChongJefferies LLC