Best Buy Co., Inc.

LSE:0R18 Stock Report

Market Cap: US$18.3b

Best Buy Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 3/6

Best Buy's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -7.6%, while the Specialty Retail industry saw earnings growing at 10.2% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 1.1% per year. Best Buy's return on equity is 41.2%, and it has net margins of 3%.

Key information

-7.6%

Earnings growth rate

-3.1%

EPS growth rate

Specialty Retail Industry Growth17.0%
Revenue growth rate-1.1%
Return on equity41.2%
Net Margin3.0%
Last Earnings Update02 Nov 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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

Earnings and Revenue History

LSE:0R18 Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
02 Nov 2442,2261,2707,6680
03 Aug 2442,5371,2607,6650
04 May 2442,8321,2437,7180
03 Feb 2443,4521,2417,8150
28 Oct 2343,5411,2767,7850
29 Jul 2344,3721,2907,8420
29 Apr 2345,1181,3227,8440
28 Jan 2346,2981,4197,8840
29 Oct 2247,9281,5508,1250
30 Jul 2249,2511,7728,3170
30 Apr 2250,7712,2008,4420
29 Jan 2251,7612,4548,5420
30 Oct 2152,3332,6448,4930
31 Jul 2152,2762,5368,5650
01 May 2150,3372,2348,2610
30 Jan 2147,2621,7987,8480
31 Oct 2045,5211,7277,8300
01 Aug 2043,4321,6297,6010
02 May 2043,0581,4357,8210
01 Feb 2043,6381,5417,9950
02 Nov 1943,2431,5317,9520
03 Aug 1943,0691,5157,9940
04 May 1942,9121,5217,9690
02 Feb 1942,8791,4647,9790
03 Nov 1843,4411,0938,1360
04 Aug 1843,1711,0548,0690
05 May 1842,7321,0198,0220
03 Feb 1842,1519998,0230
28 Oct 1740,2701,2427,6010
29 Jul 1739,8951,1967,5560
29 Apr 1739,4881,1697,4880
28 Jan 1739,4031,2077,5240
29 Oct 1639,5441,0777,5120
30 Jul 1639,4181,0147,4920
30 Apr 1639,4139967,5280
30 Jan 1639,5288077,6120
31 Oct 1540,1148547,6100
01 Aug 1540,3278417,6110
02 May 1540,2588147,5620
31 Jan 1540,3391,2467,5500
01 Nov 1438,8011,0407,3210
02 Aug 1439,0969677,4850
03 May 1439,9031,0677,7810
01 Feb 1440,6116958,0070

Quality Earnings: 0R18 has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: 0R18's current net profit margins (3%) are higher than last year (2.9%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: 0R18's earnings have declined by 7.6% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: 0R18's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: 0R18 had negative earnings growth (-0.3%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Specialty Retail industry average (1.3%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: 0R18's Return on Equity (41.2%) is considered outstanding.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 23:04
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/11/02
Annual Earnings2024/02/03

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Best Buy Co., Inc. is covered by 57 analysts. 26 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Christopher GrajaArgus Research Company
Fabrizio SpagnaAxia Financial Research
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research