SMA Solar Technology Past Earnings Performance

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SMA Solar Technology has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 61.1%, while the Semiconductor industry saw earnings growing at 27.1% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 15.5% per year. SMA Solar Technology's return on equity is 11.4%, and it has net margins of 4.9%.

Key information

61.1%

Earnings growth rate

61.1%

EPS growth rate

Semiconductor Industry Growth	15.0%
Revenue growth rate	15.5%
Return on equity	11.4%
Net Margin	4.9%
Next Earnings Update	27 Mar 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How SMA Solar Technology makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

BATS-CHIXE:S92D Revenue, expenses and earnings (EUR Millions)
Date	Revenue	Earnings	G+A Expenses	R&D Expenses
30 Sep 24	1,626	80	235	95
30 Jun 24	1,884	166	227	96
31 Mar 24	1,899	202	217	89
31 Dec 23	1,904	226	209	79
30 Sep 23	1,679	225	195	72
30 Jun 23	1,373	170	185	60
31 Mar 23	1,213	105	176	54
31 Dec 22	1,066	56	166	52
30 Sep 22	963	-27	150	44
30 Jun 22	967	-47	143	46
31 Mar 22	964	-28	138	47
31 Dec 21	983	-23	136	50
30 Sep 21	998	34	140	57
30 Jun 21	1,001	39	140	56
31 Mar 21	979	36	138	56
31 Dec 20	1,027	28	137	56
30 Sep 20	1,058	11	136	54
30 Jun 20	1,067	8	135	53
31 Mar 20	1,035	2	132	52
31 Dec 19	915	-9	129	52
30 Sep 19	817	-195	131	53
30 Jun 19	729	-201	128	53
31 Mar 19	746	-189	128	51
31 Dec 18	761	-175	127	49
30 Sep 18	874	14	116	52
30 Jun 18	905	33	111	56
31 Mar 18	900	27	107	61
31 Dec 17	891	30	102	65
30 Sep 17	830	18	103	65
30 Jun 17	845	19	100	65
31 Mar 17	872	17	100	66
31 Dec 16	947	29	98	66
30 Sep 16	1,004	66	101	62
30 Jun 16	1,043	59	105	63
31 Mar 16	1,004	50	106	62
31 Dec 15	982	23	113	67
30 Sep 15	943	-132	122	74
30 Jun 15	885	-151	132	82
31 Mar 15	855	-170	143	86
31 Dec 14	805	-179	145	88
30 Sep 14	773	-101	137	87
30 Jun 14	812	-97	135	84
31 Mar 14	897	-78	132	82
31 Dec 13	933	-67	130	80

Quality Earnings: S92D has a high level of non-cash earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: S92D's current net profit margins (4.9%) are lower than last year (13.4%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: S92D has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 61.1% per year.

Accelerating Growth: S92D's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: S92D had negative earnings growth (-64.5%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Semiconductor industry average (-11.6%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: S92D's Return on Equity (11.4%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2024/12/26 14:46
End of Day Share Price	2024/10/21 00:00
Earnings	2024/09/30
Annual Earnings	2023/12/31

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Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
Management	10 years	Leadership team Board of directors	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

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Analyst Sources

SMA Solar Technology AG is covered by 29 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.

Analyst	Institution
James Fontanelli	Arete Research Services LLP
Rupesh Madlani	Barclays
Lasse Stueben	Berenberg