The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLC

LSE:BGFD Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£595.4m

Baillie Gifford Japan Trust Past Earnings Performance

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Baillie Gifford Japan Trust's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -25.2%, while the Capital Markets industry saw earnings growing at 7.6% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 26.5% per year. Baillie Gifford Japan Trust's return on equity is 2.1%, and it has net margins of 62.8%.

Key information

-25.22%

Earnings growth rate

-25.10%

EPS growth rate

Capital Markets Industry Growth16.33%
Revenue growth rate-26.47%
Return on equity2.12%
Net Margin62.77%
Last Earnings Update28 Feb 2025

Recent past performance updates

No updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Baillie Gifford Japan Trust makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

LSE:BGFD Revenue, expenses and earnings (GBP Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
28 Feb 25231550
30 Nov 24453950
31 Aug 24676450
31 May 24384150
29 Feb 24101850
30 Nov 23-21-1250
31 Aug 23-51-4350
31 May 23-38-3450
28 Feb 23-26-2650
30 Nov 22-90-9150
31 Aug 22-154-15560
31 May 22-142-14660
28 Feb 22-129-13660
30 Nov 21181260
31 Aug 2116516160
31 May 2121420960
28 Feb 2126325860
30 Nov 2015715250
31 Aug 20504750
31 May 20463850
29 Feb 20422850
30 Nov 1910-550
31 Aug 19-21-3950
31 May 19-56-6850
28 Feb 19-90-9850
30 Nov 18231550
31 Aug 1813612850
31 May 1815214650
28 Feb 1816916540
30 Nov 1714414140
31 Aug 1712011640
31 May 1713712940
28 Feb 1715414130
30 Nov 1613211330
31 Aug 161098630
31 May 16604230
29 Feb 1611-230
30 Nov 15302330
31 Aug 15494830
31 May 15585720
28 Feb 15666520
30 Nov 14444420
31 Aug 14232320
31 May 14313220

Quality Earnings: BGFD has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: BGFD's current net profit margins (62.8%) are lower than last year .


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: BGFD's earnings have declined by 25.2% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: BGFD's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: BGFD had negative earnings growth (-18.2%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Capital Markets industry average (12.6%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: BGFD's Return on Equity (2.1%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/05/12 09:12
End of Day Share Price 2025/05/12 00:00
Earnings2025/02/28
Annual Earnings2024/08/31

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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLC is covered by 1 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Stephen PetersCharles Stanley & Co. Ltd.