Touchstar Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 1/6

Touchstar has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 53.6%, while the Communications industry saw earnings growing at 17.9% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 3.3% per year. Touchstar's return on equity is 16.9%, and it has net margins of 8.7%.

Key information

53.6%

Earnings growth rate

53.8%

EPS growth rate

Communications Industry Growth11.7%
Revenue growth rate3.3%
Return on equity16.9%
Net Margin8.7%
Last Earnings Update30 Jun 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Is Touchstar plc (LON:TST) Potentially Undervalued?

Mar 12
Is Touchstar plc (LON:TST) Potentially Undervalued?

Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By Touchstar plc's (LON:TST) Low P/E

Jan 06
Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By Touchstar plc's (LON:TST) Low P/E

Should You Investigate Touchstar plc (LON:TST) At UK£1.00?

Nov 11
Should You Investigate Touchstar plc (LON:TST) At UK£1.00?

Should You Investigate Touchstar plc (LON:TST) At UK£1.08?

Aug 09
Should You Investigate Touchstar plc (LON:TST) At UK£1.08?

Is There Now An Opportunity In Touchstar plc (LON:TST)?

Apr 19
Is There Now An Opportunity In Touchstar plc (LON:TST)?

With EPS Growth And More, Touchstar (LON:TST) Makes An Interesting Case

Jul 27
With EPS Growth And More, Touchstar (LON:TST) Makes An Interesting Case

These 4 Measures Indicate That Touchstar (LON:TST) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Oct 14
These 4 Measures Indicate That Touchstar (LON:TST) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Touchstar (LON:TST) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

May 12
Touchstar (LON:TST) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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


Earnings and Revenue History

AIM:TST Revenue, expenses and earnings (GBP Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Jun 247140
31 Mar 247140
31 Dec 237140
30 Sep 237140
30 Jun 237140
31 Mar 237140
31 Dec 227140
30 Sep 227040
30 Jun 226040
31 Mar 226040
31 Dec 216030
30 Sep 216030
30 Jun 216030
31 Mar 216030
31 Dec 206030
30 Jun 206040
31 Mar 206040
31 Dec 197040
30 Jun 197060
31 Mar 196050
31 Dec 186040
30 Sep 187-240
30 Jun 187-440
31 Mar 187-440
31 Dec 178-440
30 Sep 178-240
30 Jun 177040
31 Mar 178040
31 Dec 168040
30 Sep 168-340
30 Jun 168-640
31 Mar 169-640
31 Dec 159-640
30 Sep 159-340
30 Jun 159040
31 Mar 159040
31 Dec 149140
30 Sep 149040
30 Jun 149040
31 Mar 149040
31 Dec 138040

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

Growing Profit Margin: TST's current net profit margins (8.7%) are lower than last year (9%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: TST has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 53.6% per year.

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

Earnings vs Industry: TST had negative earnings growth (-9.9%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Communications industry average (-9.9%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: TST's Return on Equity (16.9%) 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 Analysis2024/12/23 04:29
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/06/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Touchstar plc is covered by 1 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

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Charlie CullenWH Ireland Limited