Centrica plc

DB:CENB Stock Report

Market Cap: €8.1b

Centrica Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

Centrica has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 57.8%, while the Integrated Utilities industry saw earnings growing at 5.3% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 13.5% per year. Centrica's return on equity is 21.7%, and it has net margins of 5.4%.

Key information

57.8%

Earnings growth rate

58.6%

EPS growth rate

Integrated Utilities Industry Growth8.1%
Revenue growth rate13.5%
Return on equity21.7%
Net Margin5.4%
Last Earnings Update30 Jun 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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

Earnings and Revenue History

DB:CENB Revenue, expenses and earnings (GBP Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Jun 2420,4841,1042,6550
31 Mar 2423,4712,5172,6650
31 Dec 2326,4583,9292,6740
30 Sep 2328,2004,0812,6100
30 Jun 2329,9414,2322,5450
31 Mar 2326,8411,7252,3840
31 Dec 2223,741-7822,2230
30 Sep 2220,941-9011,6010
30 Jun 2218,141-1,0219790
31 Mar 2216,443-2179220
31 Dec 2114,7445868650
30 Sep 2113,7907008900
30 Jun 2112,8358149150
31 Mar 2112,5422708980
31 Dec 2012,249-2748800
30 Jun 207,758-7593750
31 Mar 2010,376-8616650
31 Dec 1912,994-9649540
30 Sep 1922,724-8141,2860
30 Jun 1922,773-6051,2810
31 Mar 1923,039-2111,2730
31 Dec 1823,3041831,2650
30 Sep 1824,5703541,2630
30 Jun 1825,8355241,2600
31 Mar 1826,9354261,2660
31 Dec 1728,0353281,2710
30 Sep 1728,0284471,3490
30 Jun 1728,0215661,4260
31 Mar 1727,5621,1191,4860
31 Dec 1627,1021,6721,5450
30 Sep 1626,5015121,5520
30 Jun 1625,900-6491,5580
31 Mar 1626,936-6981,5640
31 Dec 1527,971-7471,5690
30 Sep 1528,541-6211,5930
30 Jun 1529,111-4951,6170
31 Mar 1529,260-7531,5380
31 Dec 1429,408-1,0121,4580
30 Sep 1429,038-1741,4390
30 Jun 1428,6686641,4190
31 Mar 1427,6208071,3870
31 Dec 1326,5719501,3550

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

Growing Profit Margin: CENB's current net profit margins (5.4%) are lower than last year (14.1%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: CENB has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 57.8% per year.

Accelerating Growth: CENB's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: CENB had negative earnings growth (-73.9%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Integrated Utilities industry average (2.6%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: CENB's Return on Equity (21.7%) is considered high.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/30 21:57
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/30 00:00
Earnings2024/06/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Centrica plc is covered by 38 analysts. 12 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Pierre-Yves GauthierAlphaValue
Dominic NashBarclays
Mark HivesBarclays