M&C Saatchi plc

AIM:SAA Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£161.6m

M&C Saatchi Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 0/6

M&C Saatchi has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 22.8%, while the Media industry saw earnings growing at 12% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 1% per year.

Key information

22.76%

Earnings growth rate

23.94%

EPS growth rate

Media Industry Growth21.64%
Revenue growth rate1.02%
Return on equity-5.77%
Net Margin-0.64%
Last Earnings Update31 Dec 2025

Recent past performance updates

Analysis Article Apr 04

M&C Saatchi's (LON:SAA) Earnings Seem To Be Promising

The market seemed underwhelmed by last week's earnings announcement from M&C Saatchi plc ( LON:SAA ) despite the...

Recent updates

Analysis Article Apr 04

M&C Saatchi's (LON:SAA) Earnings Seem To Be Promising

The market seemed underwhelmed by last week's earnings announcement from M&C Saatchi plc ( LON:SAA ) despite the...
Analysis Article Sep 27

Why M&C Saatchi's (LON:SAA) Earnings Are Better Than They Seem

The market seemed underwhelmed by last week's earnings announcement from M&C Saatchi plc ( LON:SAA ) despite the...
Analysis Article Apr 01

Is Now The Time To Look At Buying M&C Saatchi plc (LON:SAA)?

M&C Saatchi plc ( LON:SAA ), is not the largest company out there, but it saw significant share price movement during...
Analysis Article Jan 06

Investors Could Be Concerned With M&C Saatchi's (LON:SAA) Returns On Capital

When it comes to investing, there are some useful financial metrics that can warn us when a business is potentially in...
Analysis Article Sep 07

Is M&C Saatchi plc (LON:SAA) Trading At A 28% Discount?

Today we will run through one way of estimating the intrinsic value of M&C Saatchi plc ( LON:SAA ) by projecting its...
Analysis Article Jul 20

Investors Could Be Concerned With M&C Saatchi's (LON:SAA) Returns On Capital

Finding a business that has the potential to grow substantially is not easy, but it is possible if we look at a few key...
Analysis Article May 07

Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of M&C Saatchi plc (LON:SAA)

In this article we are going to estimate the intrinsic value of M&C Saatchi plc ( LON:SAA ) by taking the expected...
Analysis Article Apr 13

Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine M&C Saatchi plc (LON:SAA)?

M&C Saatchi plc ( LON:SAA ), is not the largest company out there, but it saw a significant share price rise of over...
Analysis Article Mar 02

M&C Saatchi (LON:SAA): Are Investors Overlooking Returns On Capital?

If you're not sure where to start when looking for the next multi-bagger, there are a few key trends you should keep an...
Analysis Article Feb 06

CEO & Director Moray MacLennan Just Bought 160,056% More Shares In M&C Saatchi plc (LON:SAA)

Those following along with M&C Saatchi plc ( LON:SAA ) will no doubt be intrigued by the recent purchase of shares by...
Analysis Article Dec 08

Is M&C Saatchi plc (LON:SAA) Potentially Undervalued?

M&C Saatchi plc ( LON:SAA ), might not be a large cap stock, but it led the AIM gainers with a relatively large price...

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How M&C Saatchi makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

AIM:SAA Revenue, expenses and earnings (GBP Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Dec 25347-200
30 Jun 25369700
31 Mar 25382900
31 Dec 243951200
30 Jun 244031000
31 Mar 24411300
31 Dec 23420-400
30 Sep 23456-300
30 Jun 23458-200
31 Mar 23460-100
31 Dec 22463000
30 Sep 22454400
30 Jun 22445700
31 Mar 224201000
31 Dec 213951300
30 Sep 21370500
30 Jun 21345-300
31 Mar 21334-600
31 Dec 20323-1000
30 Sep 20319-1800
30 Jun 20316-2600
31 Mar 20348-1900
31 Dec 19381-1200
30 Sep 19400-900
30 Jun 194241600
31 Mar 194231200
31 Dec 18417-1300
30 Sep 183820-1160
30 Jun 18343-3-1160
31 Mar 182970-580
31 Dec 17251300
30 Sep 172491580
30 Jun 17246-11160
31 Mar 172360580
31 Dec 16225000
30 Sep 16208500
30 Jun 16192900
31 Mar 16185800
31 Dec 15179600
30 Sep 15177100

Quality Earnings: SAA is currently unprofitable.

Growing Profit Margin: SAA is currently unprofitable.


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: SAA is unprofitable, but has reduced losses over the past 5 years at a rate of 22.8% per year.

Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare SAA's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable

Earnings vs Industry: SAA is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Media industry (-3%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: SAA has a negative Return on Equity (-5.77%), as it is currently unprofitable.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/07/03 17:53
End of Day Share Price 2026/07/03 00:00
Earnings2025/12/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

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Analyst Sources

M&C Saatchi plc is covered by 7 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.

AnalystInstitution
William LarwoodBerenberg
Ciaran DonnellyBerenberg
Anna PatriceBerenberg