Royal Unibrew Full Year 2024 Earnings: EPS Misses Expectations

Royal Unibrew (CPH:RBREW) Full Year 2024 Results

Key Financial Results

• Revenue: kr.15.0b (up 16% from FY 2023).
• Net income: kr.1.46b (up 34% from FY 2023).
• Profit margin: 9.7% (up from 8.5% in FY 2023). The increase in margin was driven by higher revenue.
• EPS: kr.29.34 (up from kr.22.04 in FY 2023).

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

Royal Unibrew EPS Misses Expectations

Revenue was in line with analyst estimates. Earnings per share (EPS) missed analyst estimates by 2.1%.

The primary driver behind last 12 months revenue was the Northern Europe segment contributing a total revenue of kr.10.3b (68% of total revenue). Notably, cost of sales worth kr.8.65b amounted to 58% of total revenue thereby underscoring the impact on earnings. The largest operating expense was Sales & Marketing costs, amounting to kr.3.63b (74% of total expenses). Explore how RBREW's revenue and expenses shape its earnings.

Looking ahead, revenue is forecast to grow 4.1% p.a. on average during the next 3 years, compared to a 4.2% growth forecast for the Beverage industry in Europe.

Performance of the market in Denmark.

The company's share price is broadly unchanged from a week ago.

Risk Analysis

We should say that we've discovered 2 warning signs for Royal Unibrew that you should be aware of before investing here.

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