Proto Labs Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

Proto Labs's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -42%, while the Machinery industry saw earnings growing at 9.3% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 2.8% per year. Proto Labs's return on equity is 3.5%, and it has net margins of 4.8%.

Key information

-42.0%

Earnings growth rate

-41.7%

EPS growth rate

Machinery Industry Growth7.1%
Revenue growth rate2.8%
Return on equity3.5%
Net Margin4.8%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

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Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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


Earnings and Revenue History

LSE:0KRR Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 245042415641
30 Jun 245092515641
31 Mar 245062015441
31 Dec 235041715340
30 Sep 23494-10515440
30 Jun 23485-10915239
31 Mar 23490-10615238
31 Dec 22488-10315038
30 Sep 224962415740
30 Jun 225002415841
31 Mar 224963515043
31 Dec 214883315144
30 Sep 214703113645
30 Jun 214524112843
31 Mar 214354112840
31 Dec 204345112137
30 Sep 204415612034
30 Jun 204515912134
31 Mar 204606212434
31 Dec 194596412333
30 Sep 194606812532
30 Jun 194587212531
31 Mar 194517412330
31 Dec 184467712129
30 Sep 184277211827
30 Jun 184006411225
31 Mar 183725810624
31 Dec 17344529824
30 Sep 17323478923
30 Jun 17313468723
31 Mar 17306448523
31 Dec 16298438322
30 Sep 16299458222
30 Jun 16289467921
31 Mar 16278477319
31 Dec 15264476918
30 Sep 15246456318
30 Jun 15233435818
31 Mar 15222425517
31 Dec 14210425117
30 Sep 14198414715
30 Jun 14185394414
31 Mar 14172374013
31 Dec 13163353912

Quality Earnings: 0KRR has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: 0KRR became profitable in the past.


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: 0KRR's earnings have declined by 42% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: 0KRR has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: 0KRR has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Machinery industry (-8.8%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: 0KRR's Return on Equity (3.5%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/20 19:45
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Analyst Sources

Proto Labs, Inc. is covered by 15 analysts. 5 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Robert WassermanBenchmark Company
Andrew DeGasperiBerenberg
Robert BurlesonCanaccord Genuity