Diploma PLC

LSE:DPLM Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£5.9b

Diploma Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 3/6

Diploma has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 20%, while the Trade Distributors industry saw earnings growing at 13.9% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 20.8% per year. Diploma's return on equity is 14.5%, and it has net margins of 9.5%.

Key information

20.0%

Earnings growth rate

16.5%

EPS growth rate

Trade Distributors Industry Growth16.3%
Revenue growth rate20.8%
Return on equity14.5%
Net Margin9.5%
Next Earnings Update20 May 2025

Recent past performance updates

Diploma's (LON:DPLM) Profits May Not Reveal Underlying Issues

Dec 18
Diploma's (LON:DPLM) Profits May Not Reveal Underlying Issues

Recent updates

Diploma PLC's (LON:DPLM) Share Price Could Signal Some Risk

Dec 10
Diploma PLC's (LON:DPLM) Share Price Could Signal Some Risk

Diploma (LON:DPLM) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.42

Dec 10
Diploma (LON:DPLM) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.42

Diploma (LON:DPLM) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.42

Nov 22
Diploma (LON:DPLM) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.42

Does This Valuation Of Diploma PLC (LON:DPLM) Imply Investors Are Overpaying?

Oct 15
Does This Valuation Of Diploma PLC (LON:DPLM) Imply Investors Are Overpaying?

These 4 Measures Indicate That Diploma (LON:DPLM) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Sep 06
These 4 Measures Indicate That Diploma (LON:DPLM) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Diploma PLC's (LON:DPLM) Earnings Haven't Escaped The Attention Of Investors

Aug 19
Diploma PLC's (LON:DPLM) Earnings Haven't Escaped The Attention Of Investors

Is Diploma PLC (LON:DPLM) Expensive For A Reason? A Look At Its Intrinsic Value

Jul 11
Is Diploma PLC (LON:DPLM) Expensive For A Reason? A Look At Its Intrinsic Value

Diploma (LON:DPLM) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Jun 04
Diploma (LON:DPLM) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Is Diploma PLC (LON:DPLM) Worth UK£35.9 Based On Its Intrinsic Value?

Apr 10
Is Diploma PLC (LON:DPLM) Worth UK£35.9 Based On Its Intrinsic Value?

Some Shareholders Feeling Restless Over Diploma PLC's (LON:DPLM) P/E Ratio

Mar 20
Some Shareholders Feeling Restless Over Diploma PLC's (LON:DPLM) P/E Ratio

Is Diploma (LON:DPLM) Using Too Much Debt?

Feb 06
Is Diploma (LON:DPLM) Using Too Much Debt?

Diploma's (LON:DPLM) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Jan 16
Diploma's (LON:DPLM) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Diploma (LON:DPLM) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.40

Dec 25
Diploma (LON:DPLM) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.40

Diploma's (LON:DPLM) Profits May Not Reveal Underlying Issues

Dec 18
Diploma's (LON:DPLM) Profits May Not Reveal Underlying Issues

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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

Earnings and Revenue History

LSE:DPLM Revenue, expenses and earnings (GBP Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 241,3631292340
30 Jun 241,3101232270
31 Mar 241,2561162210
31 Dec 231,2281172160
30 Sep 231,2001182120
30 Jun 231,1741182090
31 Mar 231,1471182060
31 Dec 221,0801071930
30 Sep 221,013951810
30 Jun 22942841740
31 Mar 22871741670
31 Dec 21829721710
30 Sep 21787701750
30 Jun 21704601620
31 Mar 21620501500
31 Dec 20579501360
30 Sep 20538491230
30 Jun 20553561220
31 Mar 20568631210
31 Dec 19556631170
30 Sep 19545621130
30 Jun 19528601090
31 Mar 19511581060
31 Dec 18498561030
30 Sep 18485541000
30 Jun 1847752980
31 Mar 1847050960
31 Dec 1746149950
30 Sep 1745248930
30 Jun 1743646900
31 Mar 1742144880
31 Dec 1640241850
30 Sep 1638338820
30 Jun 1636637780
31 Mar 1635037740
31 Dec 1534237710
30 Sep 1533437680
30 Jun 1532737660
31 Mar 1532037650
31 Dec 1431336630
30 Sep 1430636620
30 Jun 1430035610
31 Mar 1429435600
31 Dec 1329035590

Quality Earnings: DPLM has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: DPLM's current net profit margins (9.5%) are lower than last year (9.8%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: DPLM's earnings have grown significantly by 20% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: DPLM's earnings growth over the past year (9.9%) is below its 5-year average (20% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: DPLM earnings growth over the past year (9.9%) exceeded the Trade Distributors industry -8.4%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: DPLM's Return on Equity (14.5%) 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 Analysis2024/12/17 08:42
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/17 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/09/30

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Analyst Sources

Diploma PLC is covered by 30 analysts. 13 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Jane SparrowBarclays
James RosenthalBarclays
James BaylissBerenberg