Metro Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 0/6

Metro's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -16.1%, while the Consumer Retailing industry saw earnings growing at 22.9% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 4.5% per year.

Key information

-16.1%

Earnings growth rate

-16.0%

EPS growth rate

Consumer Retailing Industry Growth18.8%
Revenue growth rate4.5%
Return on equity-2.5%
Net Margin-0.1%
Next Earnings Update14 Aug 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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


Earnings and Revenue History

BATS-CHIXE:B4BD Revenue, expenses and earnings (EUR Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Mar 2430,560-395,3280
31 Dec 2330,559475,2850
30 Sep 2330,5514395,2550
30 Jun 2330,6406345,1040
31 Mar 2330,9091705,2710
31 Dec 2230,257-75,2950
30 Sep 2229,754-3345,2600
30 Jun 2228,891-4665,1260
31 Mar 2227,226-1134,9450
31 Dec 2126,032404,7390
30 Sep 2124,765-564,6310
30 Jun 2124,144204,5490
31 Mar 2123,465-1844,5290
31 Dec 2024,421-1694,6560
30 Sep 2025,632-1464,7240
30 Jun 2025,979804,7320
31 Mar 2027,3513124,8190
31 Dec 1927,2423704,7780
30 Sep 1927,0824204,7580
30 Jun 1924,8673174,4600
31 Mar 1925,2753354,5520
31 Dec 1826,1143484,6710
30 Sep 1826,7923564,7940
30 Jun 1824,1073633,9280
31 Mar 1826,0983294,3520
31 Dec 1727,8764154,8000
30 Sep 1729,9033595,2830
30 Jun 1737,0803707,0290
31 Mar 1736,6423487,1700
31 Dec 1636,4412257,2260
30 Sep 1636,5495067,2040
30 Sep 1537,4962547,2630
30 Sep 1438,970407,4640

Quality Earnings: B4BD is currently unprofitable.

Growing Profit Margin: B4BD is currently unprofitable.


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: B4BD is unprofitable, and losses have increased over the past 5 years at a rate of 16.1% per year.

Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare B4BD's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable

Earnings vs Industry: B4BD is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Consumer Retailing industry (10%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: B4BD has a negative Return on Equity (-2.51%), as it is currently unprofitable.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/07/13 10:56
End of Day Share Price 2024/04/15 00:00
Earnings2024/03/31
Annual Earnings2023/09/30

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Analyst Sources

Metro AG is covered by 29 analysts. 9 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Knut WollerBaader Helvea Equity Research
Volker BosseBaader Helvea Equity Research
Peter SteinerBankhaus Lampe KG