Ricardo Past Earnings Performance
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Ricardo's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -38.9%, while the Professional Services industry saw earnings growing at 7% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 5.8% per year. Ricardo's return on equity is 0.5%, and it has net margins of 0.1%.
Key information
-38.9%
Earnings growth rate
-39.4%
EPS growth rate
| Professional Services Industry Growth | 12.8% |
| Revenue growth rate | 5.8% |
| Return on equity | 0.5% |
| Net Margin | 0.1% |
| Last Earnings Update | 30 Jun 2024 |
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
With Ricardo plc (LON:RCDO) It Looks Like You'll Get What You Pay For
Jan 18
Ricardo's (LON:RCDO) Dividend Will Be Increased To £0.0861
Oct 15Ricardo (LON:RCDO) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To £0.0861
Sep 30Ricardo's (LON:RCDO) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year
Sep 16Ricardo's (LON:RCDO) Dividend Will Be Increased To £0.0335
Mar 04Ricardo (LON:RCDO) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.0749
Oct 15Ricardo (LON:RCDO) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.0749
Sep 17Is Ricardo plc (LON:RCDO) Trading At A 37% Discount?
Mar 03An Intrinsic Calculation For Ricardo plc (LON:RCDO) Suggests It's 32% Undervalued
Jun 02At UK£4.34, Is Ricardo plc (LON:RCDO) Worth Looking At Closely?
Apr 05Are Investors Undervaluing Ricardo plc (LON:RCDO) By 27%?
Mar 01Could The Ricardo plc (LON:RCDO) Ownership Structure Tell Us Something Useful?
Feb 02
Would Shareholders Who Purchased Ricardo's (LON:RCDO) Stock Three Years Be Happy With The Share price Today?
Jan 05Is It Time To Consider Buying Ricardo plc (LON:RCDO)?
Dec 15Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Ricardo plc (LON:RCDO)
Nov 24Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How Ricardo makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
| Date | Revenue | Earnings | G+A Expenses | R&D Expenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 24 | 475 | 1 | 101 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 24 | 466 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 23 | 457 | -1 | 112 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 23 | 451 | -7 | 111 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 23 | 445 | -12 | 98 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 23 | 428 | -11 | 96 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 22 | 411 | -10 | 93 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 22 | 396 | -1 | 91 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 22 | 380 | 8 | 89 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 21 | 361 | 5 | 84 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 21 | 352 | 3 | 87 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 21 | 344 | 0 | 89 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 21 | 338 | -6 | 92 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 20 | 324 | -14 | 96 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 20 | 338 | -10 | 95 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 20 | 352 | -6 | 94 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 20 | 371 | 6 | 94 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 19 | 389 | 18 | 94 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 19 | 387 | 19 | 93 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 19 | 384 | 20 | 93 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 19 | 385 | 19 | 95 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 18 | 385 | 18 | 96 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 18 | 382 | 18 | 99 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 18 | 379 | 18 | 101 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 18 | 373 | 20 | 98 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 17 | 367 | 23 | 96 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 17 | 359 | 24 | 93 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 17 | 352 | 25 | 90 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 17 | 347 | 25 | 89 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 16 | 342 | 25 | 89 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 16 | 337 | 25 | 89 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 16 | 332 | 26 | 89 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 16 | 314 | 23 | 88 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 15 | 295 | 21 | 86 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 15 | 276 | 20 | 80 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 15 | 258 | 19 | 74 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 15 | 251 | 19 | 71 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 14 | 245 | 19 | 69 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 14 | 241 | 19 | 68 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 14 | 236 | 19 | 68 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 14 | 239 | 19 | 71 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 13 | 241 | 19 | 75 | 0 |
Quality Earnings: RCDO has a large one-off loss of £21.0M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 30th June, 2024.
Growing Profit Margin: RCDO became profitable in the past.
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: RCDO's earnings have declined by 38.9% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: RCDO has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: RCDO has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Professional Services industry (-6%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: RCDO's Return on Equity (0.5%) is considered low.