Witan Investment Trust plc

LSE:WTAN Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£1.5b

Witan Investment Trust Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 3/6

Witan Investment Trust's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -2.7%, while the Capital Markets industry saw earnings growing at 15.3% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 4.3% per year. Witan Investment Trust's return on equity is 11.6%, and it has net margins of 87.3%.

Key information

-2.7%

Earnings growth rate

-1.0%

EPS growth rate

Capital Markets Industry Growth16.3%
Revenue growth rate-4.3%
Return on equity11.6%
Net Margin87.3%
Last Earnings Update31 Dec 2023

Recent past performance updates

No updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
Beta

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


Earnings and Revenue History

LSE:WTAN Revenue, expenses and earnings (GBP Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Dec 23208181120
30 Sep 23201176120
30 Jun 23195170120
31 Mar 23-32-55130
31 Dec 22-259-281130
30 Sep 22-254-275140
30 Jun 22-249-270140
31 Mar 2218-4140
31 Dec 21286263150
30 Sep 21427404150
30 Jun 21568544140
31 Mar 21331295150
31 Dec 209546150
30 Sep 20-5-56150
30 Jun 20-105-158160
31 Mar 20151109170
31 Dec 19408376180
30 Sep 19247215190
30 Jun 198655190
31 Mar 19-24-55180
31 Dec 18-134-164180
30 Sep 1827-3180
30 Jun 18189159180
31 Mar 18267238170
31 Dec 17345317160
30 Sep 17389362150
30 Jun 17432407150
31 Mar 17392367130
31 Dec 16351327110
30 Sep 16246221120
30 Jun 16141115130
31 Mar 1612799150
31 Dec 1511284170
30 Sep 15143116160
30 Jun 15175149160
31 Mar 15147122150
31 Dec 1411995140
30 Sep 14144121140
30 Jun 14170147130
31 Mar 14249225140
31 Dec 13329304150
30 Sep 13313288140
30 Jun 13296273130

Quality Earnings: WTAN has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: WTAN became profitable in the past.


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: WTAN has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by -2.7% per year.

Accelerating Growth: WTAN has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: WTAN has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Capital Markets industry (-9%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: WTAN's Return on Equity (11.6%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed

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