L.D.C Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 5/6

L.D.C has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 3.9%, while the Food industry saw earnings growing at 3.9% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 6.8% per year. L.D.C's return on equity is 10.2%, and it has net margins of 3.3%.

Key information

3.9%

Earnings growth rate

3.0%

EPS growth rate

Food Industry Growth	3.9%
Revenue growth rate	6.8%
Return on equity	10.2%
Net Margin	3.3%
Last Earnings Update	31 Aug 2022

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How L.D.C makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

BATS-CHIXE:LOUPP Revenue, expenses and earnings (EUR Millions)
Date	Revenue	Earnings	G+A Expenses
31 Aug 22	5,408	179	1,088
31 May 22	5,239	172	1,070
28 Feb 22	5,069	165	1,053
30 Nov 21	4,886	160	1,038
31 Aug 21	4,702	154	1,023
31 May 21	4,565	147	1,009
28 Feb 21	4,428	141	995
30 Nov 20	4,432	143	991
31 Aug 20	4,436	145	988
31 May 20	4,427	144	977
29 Feb 20	4,419	144	966
30 Nov 19	4,353	145	951
31 Aug 19	4,286	146	935
31 May 19	4,205	147	918
28 Feb 19	4,124	149	900
30 Nov 18	4,021	145	883
31 Aug 18	3,919	141	866
31 May 18	3,873	141	852
28 Feb 18	3,827	141	837
30 Nov 17	3,762	138	819
31 Aug 17	3,696	135	801
31 May 17	3,638	133	790
28 Feb 17	3,580	130	779
30 Nov 16	3,556	125	773
31 Aug 16	3,532	120	767
31 May 16	3,505	117	760
29 Feb 16	3,479	114	753
30 Nov 15	3,367	110	732
31 Aug 15	3,256	107	712
31 May 15	3,142	102	691
28 Feb 15	3,028	96	670
30 Nov 14	3,023	96	664
31 Aug 14	3,018	96	658
31 May 14	3,022	87	652
28 Feb 14	3,026	78	647
30 Nov 13	3,024	73	643
31 Aug 13	3,021	68	638
31 May 13	2,972	66	632
28 Feb 13	2,923	65	626
30 Nov 12	2,859	63	616
31 Aug 12	2,794	61	606
31 May 12	2,784	59	601

Quality Earnings: LOUPP has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: LOUPP's current net profit margins (3.3%) are higher than last year (3.3%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: LOUPP's earnings have grown by 3.9% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: LOUPP's earnings growth over the past year (16%) exceeds its 5-year average (3.9% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: LOUPP earnings growth over the past year (16%) exceeded the Food industry 4.5%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: LOUPP's Return on Equity (10.2%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2023/05/27 23:48
End of Day Share Price	2023/02/27 00:00
Earnings	2022/08/31
Annual Earnings	2022/02/28

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Market Prices	30 years	Stock prices Dividends, Splits and Actions	ICE Market Data SEC Form S-1
Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
Management	10 years	Leadership team Board of directors	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

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Analyst Sources

L.D.C. S.A. is covered by 13 analysts. 5 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

Analyst	Institution
Pierre Bernardin	BNP Paribas Exane
Virginie Royère	CIC Market Solutions (ESN)
Stephanie Lefebvre	Gilbert Dupont