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Avast Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

Key information

21.4%

Earnings growth rate

17.9%

EPS growth rate

Software Industry Growth19.9%
Revenue growth rate3.8%
Return on equity19.2%
Net Margin30.2%
Last Earnings Update30 Jun 2022

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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


Earnings and Revenue History

LSE:AVST Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Jun 2294028434688
31 Mar 2294131632684
31 Dec 2194134830780
30 Sep 2193631928380
30 Jun 2193128925679
31 Mar 2191222926583
31 Dec 2089317027386
30 Sep 2088619626988
30 Jun 2087922326489
31 Mar 2087523624986
31 Dec 1987124923383
30 Sep 1985822123778
30 Jun 1984519424274
31 Mar 1982721724672
31 Dec 1880824125069
30 Sep 1877821024667
30 Jun 1874817824265
31 Mar 187007223566
31 Dec 17653-3422868
31 Dec 16341259137
31 Dec 15251725424

Quality Earnings: AVST has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: AVST's current net profit margins (30.2%) are lower than last year (31%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: AVST has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 21.4% per year.

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

Earnings vs Industry: AVST had negative earnings growth (-1.8%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Software industry average (-5.1%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: AVST's Return on Equity (19.2%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2022/09/12 13:26
End of Day Share Price 2022/09/12 00:00
Earnings2022/06/30
Annual Earnings2021/12/31

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Market Prices30 years
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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Avast plc is covered by 16 analysts. 6 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Edward JamesBerenberg
Benjamin MayBerenberg
Ben Castillo-BernausBNP Paribas Exane