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WestRock Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 1/6

WestRock's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -34.5%, while the Packaging industry saw earnings growing at 17% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 3.8% per year. WestRock's return on equity is 3%, and it has net margins of 1.6%.

Key information

-34.5%

Earnings growth rate

-35.0%

EPS growth rate

Packaging Industry Growth9.4%
Revenue growth rate3.8%
Return on equity3.0%
Net Margin1.6%
Last Earnings Update31 Mar 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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


Earnings and Revenue History

LSE:0LW9 Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Mar 2419,4563052,0460
31 Dec 2320,007-1,7172,0540
30 Sep 2320,310-1,6492,0360
30 Jun 2320,724-1,4141,9410
31 Mar 2321,123-1,2381,8600
31 Dec 2221,2278081,8260
30 Sep 2221,2579451,7750
30 Jun 2220,9459241,7400
31 Mar 2220,2417961,6940
31 Dec 2119,2978681,6550
30 Sep 2118,7468381,6240
30 Jun 2118,127-6411,5810
31 Mar 2117,547-7131,5260
31 Dec 2017,557-6771,5050
30 Sep 2017,579-6911,5210
30 Jun 2017,7597761,5650
31 Mar 2018,2138501,6240
31 Dec 1918,3858621,6560
30 Sep 1918,2898631,6410
30 Jun 1917,8748321,5970
31 Mar 1917,3228471,5330
31 Dec 1816,7199101,4790
30 Sep 1816,2851,9061,4510
30 Jun 1816,1091,8221,4530
31 Mar 1815,6671,8821,4130
31 Dec 1715,3071,7621,4200
30 Sep 1714,8607081,4050
30 Jun 1714,4114251,3940
31 Mar 1714,3122481,4160
31 Dec 1614,1482011,3800
30 Sep 1614,1721481,3790
30 Jun 1614,1763401,3580
31 Mar 1613,1193461,2410
31 Dec 1512,0824001,1290
30 Sep 1511,1254971,0150
30 Jun 1510,1175459050
31 Mar 1510,1095228610
31 Dec 1410,0474958760
30 Sep 149,8954808900
30 Jun 149,7725029120
31 Mar 149,6905099740
31 Dec 139,6217519660
30 Sep 139,5457278690

Quality Earnings: 0LW9 has a large one-off loss of $295.4M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 31st March, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: 0LW9 became profitable in the past.


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: 0LW9's earnings have declined by 34.5% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: 0LW9 has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: 0LW9 has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Packaging industry (-8.4%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: 0LW9's Return on Equity (3%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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