The Investment Company plc

LSE:INV Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£5.9m

Investment Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

Investment has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 2.2%, while the Capital Markets industry saw earnings growing at 14.9% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 1.2% per year. Investment's return on equity is 1.6%, and it has net margins of 23.4%.

Key information

2.2%

Earnings growth rate

2.7%

EPS growth rate

Capital Markets Industry Growth16.3%
Revenue growth rate1.2%
Return on equity1.6%
Net Margin23.4%
Last Earnings Update31 Dec 2023

Recent past performance updates

No updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
Beta

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


Earnings and Revenue History

LSE:INV Revenue, expenses and earnings (GBP Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Dec 230000
30 Sep 231000
30 Jun 231100
31 Mar 231000
31 Dec 221000
30 Sep 220000
30 Jun 220000
31 Mar 221100
31 Dec 212100
30 Sep 212100
30 Jun 212100
31 Mar 210000
31 Dec 20-2-200
30 Sep 20-1-200
30 Jun 20-1-100
31 Mar 201100
31 Dec 193300
30 Sep 192200
30 Jun 191000
31 Mar 190000
31 Dec 180000
30 Sep 181000
30 Jun 182100
31 Mar 182100
31 Dec 172100
30 Sep 172100
30 Jun 172100
31 Mar 171100
31 Dec 161000
30 Sep 160000
30 Jun 160000
31 Mar 161000
31 Dec 151100
30 Sep 151100
30 Jun 151100
31 Mar 152100
31 Dec 142200
30 Sep 143300
30 Jun 145400
30 Jun 131000

Quality Earnings: INV has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: INV's current net profit margins (23.4%) are lower than last year (39%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: INV has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 2.2% per year.

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

Earnings vs Industry: INV had negative earnings growth (-58.3%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Capital Markets industry average (-12.2%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: INV's Return on Equity (1.6%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed

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