The Investment Company plc

LSE:INV Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£5.6m

Investment Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 5/6

Investment has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 10%, while the Capital Markets industry saw earnings growing at 6.5% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 2.5% per year. Investment's return on equity is 10.1%, and it has net margins of 80.1%.

Key information

10.00%

Earnings growth rate

26.67%

EPS growth rate

Capital Markets Industry Growth16.33%
Revenue growth rate2.49%
Return on equity10.07%
Net Margin80.09%
Last Earnings Update31 Dec 2024

Recent past performance updates

No updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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 241100
30 Sep 241100
30 Jun 241100
31 Mar 241100
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

Quality Earnings: INV has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: INV's current net profit margins (80.1%) are higher than last year (23.4%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: INV's earnings have grown by 10% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: INV's earnings growth over the past year (608.2%) exceeds its 5-year average (10% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: INV earnings growth over the past year (608.2%) exceeded the Capital Markets industry 12.2%.


Return on Equity

High ROE: INV's Return on Equity (10.1%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/06/04 14:27
End of Day Share Price 2025/06/04 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/06/30

Data Sources

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Company Financials10 years
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  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

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