Forterra plc

BATS-CHIXE:FORTL Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£348.4m

Forterra Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 0/6

Forterra's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -2.5%, while the Basic Materials industry saw earnings growing at 5.8% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 2.1% per year. Forterra's return on equity is 3.7%, and it has net margins of 2.5%.

Key information

-2.5%

Earnings growth rate

-4.2%

EPS growth rate

Basic Materials Industry Growth11.4%
Revenue growth rate2.1%
Return on equity3.7%
Net Margin2.5%
Next Earnings Update12 Mar 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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

Earnings and Revenue History

BATS-CHIXE:FORTL Revenue, expenses and earnings (GBP Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Jun 243258740
31 Mar 2433610740
31 Dec 2334613750
30 Sep 2338125810
30 Jun 2341637860
31 Mar 2343648890
31 Dec 2245659910
30 Sep 2243458880
30 Jun 2241358850
31 Mar 2239252820
31 Dec 2137046790
30 Sep 2136042750
30 Jun 2135038710
31 Mar 2132116670
31 Dec 20292-6640
30 Sep 20300-3650
30 Jun 203090670
31 Mar 2034423710
31 Dec 1938047750
30 Sep 1938150750
30 Jun 1938154750
31 Mar 1937453730
31 Dec 1836853720
30 Sep 1835851720
30 Jun 1834848710
31 Mar 1834048710
31 Dec 1733148700
30 Sep 1732146630
30 Jun 1731144560
31 Mar 1730336580
31 Dec 1629528600
30 Sep 1629017700
30 Jun 162856800
31 Mar 1628812770
31 Dec 1529018740
31 Dec 1426824600
31 Dec 13226-2570

Quality Earnings: FORTL has a large one-off loss of £14.2M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 30th June, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: FORTL's current net profit margins (2.5%) are lower than last year (8.9%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: FORTL's earnings have declined by 2.5% per year over the past 5 years.

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

Earnings vs Industry: FORTL had negative earnings growth (-78.4%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Basic Materials industry average (-11.5%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: FORTL's Return on Equity (3.7%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/19 18:42
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/19 00:00
Earnings2024/06/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Company Financials10 years
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Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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Market Prices30 years
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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Forterra plc is covered by 16 analysts. 11 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Robert ChantryBerenberg
Yves Brian BromeheadBNP Paribas Exane
Aynsley LamminCanaccord Genuity