boohoo group Past Earnings Performance
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boohoo group's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -66.4%, while the Specialty Retail industry saw earnings declining at 13.7% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 17.6% per year.
Key information
-66.43%
Earnings growth rate
-65.63%
EPS growth rate
| Specialty Retail Industry Growth | 17.00% |
| Revenue growth rate | -17.63% |
| Return on equity | -140,000.00% |
| Net Margin | -19.95% |
| Last Earnings Update | 31 Aug 2025 |
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Narrative Update • May 11
DEBS: Equity Raise And Asset Light Plan Will Drive Future Upside
Analysts have adjusted their price target on boohoo group slightly, keeping fair value around £0.29 per share while fine tuning assumptions such as the discount rate and future P/E multiple to reflect updated views on the company and its risk profile. What's in the News boohoo group completed a follow on equity offering of £40 million, issuing 160,277,779 ordinary shares at £0.18 and a further 61,944,443 ordinary shares at £0.18 under Regulation S with a subsequent direct listing (Key Developments).Narrative Update • Apr 26
DEBS: Equity Raise And Asset Light Plan Will Support Future Rebound
Analysts have trimmed their fair value estimate for boohoo group to £0.29 per share from £0.29, reflecting updates to the discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin and future P/E assumptions in their models. What's in the News boohoo group plc completed a follow on equity offering raising £40 million, issuing 160,277,779 ordinary shares at £0.18 and a further 61,944,443 ordinary shares at £0.18 under Regulation S with a subsequent direct listing feature.Narrative Update • Apr 11
DEBS: Equity Raise And Asset Light Turnaround Plan Will Support Bullish Outlook
Analysts have lifted their price target for boohoo group to £0.29 from £0.24, citing updated assumptions around fair value, discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin and a higher future P/E multiple. What's in the News Completed a follow-on equity offering of £40 million through the issue of 160,277,779 ordinary shares at £0.18 under Regulation S, with a subsequent direct listing feature (Key Developments).Narrative Update • Mar 28
DEBS: Equity Raise And Asset Lite Model Will Support Bullish Outlook
Analysts have modestly revised their fair value estimate for boohoo group to £0.24 per share. They point to slightly adjusted assumptions around the discount rate, profit margin and future P/E as the key inputs behind the new price target.Narrative Update • Mar 10
DEBS: Equity Raise And Asset Lite Shift Will Support Bullish Outlook
Analysts have trimmed their fair value estimate for boohoo group slightly, from £0.24 to about £0.24, reflecting updated assumptions on discount rates, revenue growth, profit margins and future P/E expectations. What's in the News boohoo group plc completed a £40 million follow-on equity offering, issuing 160,277,779 and 61,944,443 ordinary shares at £0.18 per share under Regulation S with a subsequent direct listing feature.Narrative Update • Feb 24
DEBS: Equity Raise And Asset Lite Shift Will Support Bullish Outlook
Analysts have adjusted their fair value estimate for boohoo group, maintaining it at £0.24, reflecting updated assumptions for revenue growth, profit margins and a lower future P/E multiple. What's in the News boohoo group plc has completed a follow on equity offering of £40 million, issuing 160,277,779 and 61,944,443 ordinary shares at £0.18 per share under Regulation S with a subsequent direct listing (Key Developments).Narrative Update • Feb 09
DEBS: AI Merchandising Rollout Will Shape Pricing As Fair Outlook Persists
Analysts have trimmed their price expectations for boohoo group, highlighting only modest changes to revenue and margin assumptions, along with a slightly higher discount rate and a lower implied future P/E multiple as key drivers of the revised fair value view. What's in the News Debenhams Group, part of boohoo group, is rolling out a new agentic AI system to manage sales, stock and pricing across its brands as the Golden Quarter begins, with a focus on faster and more accurate merchandising decisions (Key Developments).Narrative Update • Jan 26
DEBS: AI Rollout Will Guide Pricing Decisions As Outlook Remains Balanced
Analysts have reduced their fair value estimate for boohoo group from £0.26 to about £0.24 per share, citing slightly softer assumptions for revenue trends, profit margins, and future P/E multiples. What's in the News Debenhams Group, part of boohoo group, has rolled out a new artificial intelligence solution aimed at managing sales, stock and pricing more effectively across its brands as the Golden Quarter begins.Narrative Update • Jan 10
DEBS: AI Deployment Will Drive Pricing Decisions And Support Future Margins
Analysts have increased their fair value estimate for boohoo group from £0.25 to about £0.26 per share, reflecting updated assumptions for the discount rate, revenue contraction, profit margin and future P/E. What's in the News Debenhams Group, part of boohoo group, has rolled out a new artificial intelligence solution to manage sales, stock and pricing across its brands as the Golden Quarter begins, aiming for quicker and more informed commercial decisions (Key Developments).Analysis Article • Jan 03
Are Investors Undervaluing boohoo group plc (LON:DEBS) By 45%?
Key Insights boohoo group's estimated fair value is UK£0.42 based on 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity boohoo group is...Narrative Update • Dec 16
DEBS: AI Rollout Will Support Margins While Sales Trends Remain Subdued
Narrative Update Analysts have nudged their price target for boohoo group slightly higher to reflect a modest uplift in estimated fair value to approximately £0.25 per share. This is supported by expectations of improved profit margins, despite slightly softer revenue growth assumptions and a higher future P/E multiple.Analysis Article • Dec 16
boohoo group (LON:DEBS) Is Finding It Tricky To Allocate Its Capital
When it comes to investing, there are some useful financial metrics that can warn us when a business is potentially in...Narrative Update • Dec 01
DEBS: Margin Gains And AI-Driven Agility Will Face Slower Sales Ahead
Analysts have raised their price target for boohoo group from £0.22 to £0.25, citing an improved profit margin outlook and a lower discount rate, although they have tempered expectations for revenue growth. What's in the News Debenhams Group, part of boohoo group, has launched a new artificial intelligence solution to manage sales, stock, and pricing more effectively across its brands (Key Developments).Analysis Article • Nov 28
Revenues Not Telling The Story For boohoo group plc (LON:DEBS) After Shares Rise 44%
boohoo group plc ( LON:DEBS ) shares have had a really impressive month, gaining 44% after a shaky period beforehand...Analysis Article • Sep 06
Time To Worry? Analysts Are Downgrading Their boohoo group plc (LON:DEBS) Outlook
Market forces rained on the parade of boohoo group plc ( LON:DEBS ) shareholders today, when the analysts downgraded...Narrative Update • Sep 05
Digital-first Model Will Yield Cost Savings And Streamlined Operations
Analysts have lowered Boohoo Group’s price target from £0.252 to £0.221, citing weak UK consumer demand, structural pressures in UK retail, and concerns that the company’s shift to marketplace and capital-lite models has not shown sufficient progress beyond Debenhams to offset these headwinds. Analyst Commentary Pivot to a capital-lite, marketplace model showing success at Debenhams but not broadly at Boohoo Weaker UK consumer demand is impacting revenue outlook Structural pressures within the UK retail sector remain Ongoing challenges in scaling new business models Concerns that positive developments are not sufficient to offset macro headwinds What's in the News Debenhams Group (formerly Boohoo Group) is considering selling its PrettyLittleThing brand as part of a major turnaround strategy.Analysis Article • Aug 27
Take Care Before Jumping Onto boohoo group plc (LON:DEBS) Even Though It's 27% Cheaper
To the annoyance of some shareholders, boohoo group plc ( LON:DEBS ) shares are down a considerable 27% in the last...Analysis Article • Apr 18
Some Confidence Is Lacking In boohoo group plc (LON:DEBS) As Shares Slide 25%
To the annoyance of some shareholders, boohoo group plc ( LON:DEBS ) shares are down a considerable 25% in the last...
New Narrative • Mar 28
Digital-first Model Will Yield Cost Savings And Streamlined Operations
The digital marketplace model's expansion and cost-cutting measures enhance future revenue, profitability, and net margins across brands.Analysis Article • Dec 14
Subdued Growth No Barrier To boohoo group plc (LON:BOO) With Shares Advancing 29%
The boohoo group plc ( LON:BOO ) share price has done very well over the last month, posting an excellent gain of 29...Analysis Article • Aug 02
Is boohoo group (LON:BOO) Using Debt Sensibly?
Legendary fund manager Li Lu (who Charlie Munger backed) once said, 'The biggest investment risk is not the volatility...Analysis Article • Jun 13
We Think Shareholders May Want To Consider A Review Of boohoo group plc's (LON:BOO) CEO Compensation Package
Key Insights boohoo group to hold its Annual General Meeting on 20th of June Salary of UK£676.3k is part of CEO John...Analysis Article • Jan 25
Is boohoo group (LON:BOO) Using Debt In A Risky Way?
The external fund manager backed by Berkshire Hathaway's Charlie Munger, Li Lu, makes no bones about it when he says...Analysis Article • Jan 03
Is It Time To Consider Buying boohoo group plc (LON:BOO)?
While boohoo group plc ( LON:BOO ) might not have the largest market cap around , it received a lot of attention from a...Analysis Article • Dec 07
Estimating The Fair Value Of boohoo group plc (LON:BOO)
Key Insights boohoo group's estimated fair value is UK£0.46 based on 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity boohoo group's...Analysis Article • Apr 01
Is boohoo group plc (LON:BOO) Trading At A 49% Discount?
Key Insights Using the 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity, boohoo group fair value estimate is UK£1.16 Current share...Analysis Article • Feb 03
Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine boohoo group plc (LON:BOO)?
boohoo group plc ( LON:BOO ), might not be a large cap stock, but it led the AIM gainers with a relatively large price...Analysis Article • Nov 02
Is boohoo group (LON:BOO) A Risky Investment?
Some say volatility, rather than debt, is the best way to think about risk as an investor, but Warren Buffett famously...Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How boohoo group makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
| Date | Revenue | Earnings | G+A Expenses | R&D Expenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 25 | 702 | -140 | 311 | 0 |
| 31 May 25 | 746 | -202 | 399 | 0 |
| 28 Feb 25 | 790 | -263 | 487 | 0 |
| 31 Aug 24 | 559 | -241 | 419 | 0 |
| 31 May 24 | 730 | -193 | 461 | 0 |
| 29 Feb 24 | 902 | -146 | 503 | 0 |
| 30 Nov 23 | 1,538 | -121 | 814 | 0 |
| 31 Aug 23 | 1,615 | -93 | 858 | 0 |
| 31 May 23 | 1,692 | -84 | 889 | 0 |
| 28 Feb 23 | 1,769 | -76 | 921 | 0 |
| 30 Nov 22 | 1,829 | -56 | 944 | 0 |
| 31 Aug 22 | 1,889 | -36 | 968 | 0 |
| 31 May 22 | 1,936 | -20 | 976 | 0 |
| 28 Feb 22 | 1,983 | -4 | 983 | 0 |
| 30 Nov 21 | 1,944 | 28 | 951 | 0 |
| 31 Aug 21 | 1,905 | 59 | 920 | 0 |
| 31 May 21 | 1,825 | 75 | 868 | 0 |
| 28 Feb 21 | 1,745 | 91 | 817 | 0 |
| 30 Nov 20 | 1,616 | 85 | 753 | 0 |
| 31 Aug 20 | 1,487 | 80 | 690 | 0 |
| 31 May 20 | 1,361 | 72 | 630 | 0 |
| 29 Feb 20 | 1,235 | 64 | 571 | 0 |
| 30 Nov 19 | 1,131 | 62 | 522 | 0 |
| 31 Aug 19 | 1,027 | 61 | 473 | 0 |
| 31 May 19 | 942 | 52 | 436 | 0 |
| 28 Feb 19 | 857 | 44 | 399 | 0 |
| 30 Nov 18 | 785 | 39 | 363 | 0 |
| 31 Aug 18 | 712 | 34 | 327 | 0 |
| 31 May 18 | 646 | 33 | 293 | 0 |
| 28 Feb 18 | 580 | 32 | 259 | 0 |
| 30 Nov 17 | 505 | 29 | 227 | 0 |
| 31 Aug 17 | 430 | 27 | 195 | 0 |
| 31 May 17 | 362 | 26 | 165 | 0 |
| 28 Feb 17 | 295 | 24 | 135 | 0 |
| 30 Nov 16 | 263 | 22 | 122 | 0 |
| 31 Aug 16 | 232 | 19 | 108 | 0 |
| 31 May 16 | 214 | 16 | 104 | 0 |
| 29 Feb 16 | 195 | 12 | 99 | 0 |
| 30 Nov 15 | 179 | 11 | 93 | 0 |
| 31 Aug 15 | 163 | 10 | 86 | 0 |
| 31 May 15 | 152 | 9 | 80 | 0 |
Quality Earnings: DEBS is currently unprofitable.
Growing Profit Margin: DEBS is currently unprofitable.
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: DEBS is unprofitable, and losses have increased over the past 5 years at a rate of 66.4% per year.
Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare DEBS's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable
Earnings vs Industry: DEBS is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Specialty Retail industry (40.9%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: DEBS has a negative Return on Equity (-140000%), as it is currently unprofitable.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2026/05/21 14:22 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/05/21 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/08/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/02/28 |
Data Sources
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
boohoo group plc is covered by 21 analysts. 7 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 |
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| Aneesha Sherman | Bernstein |
| Mia Strauss | BNP Paribas |
| Alexander Richard Okines | BNP Paribas |