Direct Line Insurance Group plc

LSE:DLG Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£2.5b

Direct Line Insurance Group Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 1/6

Direct Line Insurance Group's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -39.8%, while the Insurance industry saw earnings declining at 21.8% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 1.3% per year. Direct Line Insurance Group's return on equity is 9.3%, and it has net margins of 6.3%.

Key information

-39.8%

Earnings growth rate

-39.4%

EPS growth rate

Insurance Industry Growth-7.2%
Revenue growth rate-1.3%
Return on equity9.3%
Net Margin6.3%
Last Earnings Update31 Dec 2023

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Direct Line Insurance Group (LON:DLG) Is Increasing Its Dividend To UK£0.15

Mar 26
Direct Line Insurance Group (LON:DLG) Is Increasing Its Dividend To UK£0.15

Has Direct Line Insurance Group plc (LON:DLG) Stock's Recent Performance Got Anything to Do With Its Financial Health?

Mar 12
Has Direct Line Insurance Group plc (LON:DLG) Stock's Recent Performance Got Anything to Do With Its Financial Health?

Here's How We Evaluate Direct Line Insurance Group plc's (LON:DLG) Dividend

Feb 19
Here's How We Evaluate Direct Line Insurance Group plc's (LON:DLG) Dividend

How Many Direct Line Insurance Group plc (LON:DLG) Shares Have Insiders Sold, In The Last Year?

Jan 15
How Many Direct Line Insurance Group plc (LON:DLG) Shares Have Insiders Sold, In The Last Year?

Direct Line Insurance Group (LON:DLG) Long Term Shareholders are 12% In The Black

Dec 24
Direct Line Insurance Group (LON:DLG) Long Term Shareholders are 12% In The Black

Is Direct Line Insurance Group plc's (LON:DLG) Recent Stock Performance Influenced By Its Fundamentals In Any Way?

Nov 28
Is Direct Line Insurance Group plc's (LON:DLG) Recent Stock Performance Influenced By Its Fundamentals In Any Way?

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
Beta

How Direct Line Insurance Group makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

LSE:DLG Revenue, expenses and earnings (GBP Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Dec 233,27120600
30 Sep 233,175-4900
30 Jun 233,408-1136840
31 Mar 233,307-846840
31 Dec 222,877-24800
30 Sep 222,981-601710
30 Jun 223,0861283420
31 Mar 223,1492285230
31 Dec 213,2123277040
30 Sep 213,2103447060
30 Jun 213,2083627080
31 Mar 213,2183567130
31 Dec 203,2283517180
30 Sep 203,2463677100
30 Jun 203,2643847010
31 Mar 203,2853946970
31 Dec 193,3054036920
30 Sep 193,3204166970
30 Jun 193,3354297010
31 Mar 193,3774427090
31 Dec 183,4204557170
30 Sep 183,4544227240
30 Jun 183,4883887320
31 Mar 183,4844117350
31 Dec 173,4794347380
30 Sep 173,4413767340
30 Jun 173,4043187300
31 Mar 173,3622997250
31 Dec 163,3202797200
30 Sep 163,2913347070
30 Jun 163,2633897200
31 Mar 163,2433947030
31 Dec 153,2233996860
30 Jun 153,2394426750
31 Mar 153,2724016860
31 Dec 143,3053596970
30 Jun 143,1823237010
31 Mar 143,3393219290
31 Dec 133,4873117480
30 Sep 133,9722866660
30 Jun 134,0252536740

Quality Earnings: DLG has a large one-off gain of £396.1M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 31st December, 2023.

Growing Profit Margin: DLG became profitable in the past.


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: DLG's earnings have declined by 39.8% per year over the past 5 years.

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

Earnings vs Industry: DLG has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Insurance industry (63.1%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: DLG's Return on Equity (9.3%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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