J Sainsbury plc

BATS-CHIXE:SBRYL Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£6.3b

J Sainsbury Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 4/6

J Sainsbury has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 17.2%, while the Consumer Retailing industry saw earnings growing at 16.1% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 3% per year. J Sainsbury's return on equity is 2.6%, and it has net margins of 0.5%.

Key information

17.2%

Earnings growth rate

16.7%

EPS growth rate

Consumer Retailing Industry Growth18.8%
Revenue growth rate3.0%
Return on equity2.6%
Net Margin0.5%
Next Earnings Update17 Apr 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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

Earnings and Revenue History

BATS-CHIXE:SBRYL Revenue, expenses and earnings (GBP Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
14 Sep 2433,0901751,5040
14 Jun 2432,8951561,4960
02 Mar 2432,7001371,4880
02 Dec 2332,213881,4530
16 Sep 2331,896581,4780
16 Jun 2331,6941331,4510
04 Mar 2331,4912071,4240
04 Dec 2231,0353961,3550
17 Sep 2230,5795841,2850
17 Jun 2230,2376311,3110
05 Mar 2229,8956771,3370
05 Dec 2129,8675151,3630
18 Sep 2129,8383531,3880
18 Jun 2129,443731,4250
06 Mar 2129,048-2081,4610
06 Dec 2028,939-1061,4450
19 Sep 2028,830-51,4280
19 Jun 2028,912621,3730
07 Mar 2028,9931291,3170
07 Dec 1928,985681,3170
21 Sep 1928,97761,3170
21 Jun 1928,992871,3340
09 Mar 1929,0071681,3500
09 Dec 1828,9732081,3780
22 Sep 1828,9392481,4060
22 Jun 1828,6982701,4230
10 Mar 1828,4562911,4390
10 Dec 1728,3412591,4360
23 Sep 1728,2262261,4330
23 Jun 1727,2252931,3170
11 Mar 1726,2243591,2010
11 Dec 1624,9774231,0700
24 Sep 1623,7294869380
24 Jun 1623,6184738990
12 Mar 1623,5064598600
12 Dec 1523,5174508500
26 Sep 1523,5274408390
26 Jun 1523,6511379920
14 Mar 1523,775-1661,1450
14 Dec 1423,854-671,1290
27 Sep 1423,932321,1120
27 Jun 1423,9413748680
15 Mar 1423,9497166240

Quality Earnings: SBRYL has a large one-off loss of £882.0M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 14th September, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: SBRYL's current net profit margins (0.5%) are higher than last year (0.2%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: SBRYL's earnings have grown by 17.2% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: SBRYL's earnings growth over the past year (193.5%) exceeds its 5-year average (17.2% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: SBRYL earnings growth over the past year (193.5%) exceeded the Consumer Retailing industry 24.7%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: SBRYL's Return on Equity (2.6%) 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 Analysis2024/12/24 05:41
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/24 00:00
Earnings2024/09/14
Annual Earnings2024/03/02

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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

J Sainsbury plc is covered by 45 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
Pierre-Yves GauthierAlphaValue
Virginie BlinAlphaValue
Nicholas BubbArden Partners Plc.