Spirent Communications Past Earnings Performance
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Spirent Communications's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -11.3%, while the Communications industry saw earnings growing at 17.9% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 0.3% per year. Spirent Communications's return on equity is 3.5%, and it has net margins of 3%.
Key information
-11.3%
Earnings growth rate
-10.9%
EPS growth rate
| Communications Industry Growth | 11.7% |
| Revenue growth rate | 0.3% |
| Return on equity | 3.5% |
| Net Margin | 3.0% |
| Last Earnings Update | 30 Jun 2024 |
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How Spirent Communications 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 24 | 448 | 13 | 198 | 97 |
| 31 Mar 24 | 461 | 19 | 203 | 100 |
| 31 Dec 23 | 474 | 25 | 208 | 102 |
| 30 Sep 23 | 513 | 48 | 208 | 105 |
| 30 Jun 23 | 551 | 71 | 208 | 107 |
| 31 Mar 23 | 579 | 85 | 209 | 109 |
| 31 Dec 22 | 608 | 100 | 209 | 111 |
| 30 Sep 22 | 604 | 97 | 211 | 115 |
| 30 Jun 22 | 601 | 94 | 213 | 118 |
| 31 Mar 22 | 589 | 92 | 208 | 116 |
| 31 Dec 21 | 576 | 89 | 202 | 113 |
| 30 Sep 21 | 560 | 86 | 196 | 109 |
| 30 Jun 21 | 544 | 82 | 189 | 105 |
| 31 Mar 21 | 533 | 83 | 185 | 104 |
| 31 Dec 20 | 522 | 84 | 181 | 103 |
| 30 Sep 20 | 521 | 89 | 179 | 101 |
| 30 Jun 20 | 520 | 94 | 177 | 99 |
| 31 Mar 20 | 512 | 86 | 180 | 98 |
| 31 Dec 19 | 504 | 78 | 183 | 97 |
| 30 Sep 19 | 494 | 68 | 181 | 97 |
| 30 Jun 19 | 485 | 58 | 179 | 97 |
| 31 Mar 19 | 481 | 57 | 176 | 97 |
| 31 Dec 18 | 477 | 56 | 173 | 97 |
| 30 Sep 18 | 464 | 44 | 171 | 97 |
| 30 Jun 18 | 450 | 32 | 168 | 98 |
| 31 Mar 18 | 453 | 31 | 167 | 100 |
| 31 Dec 17 | 455 | 29 | 166 | 103 |
| 30 Sep 17 | 456 | -1 | 165 | 106 |
| 30 Jun 17 | 458 | -32 | 164 | 108 |
| 31 Mar 17 | 458 | -37 | 166 | 110 |
| 31 Dec 16 | 458 | -42 | 168 | 112 |
| 30 Sep 16 | 465 | -13 | 166 | 114 |
| 30 Jun 16 | 472 | 16 | 164 | 116 |
| 31 Mar 16 | 475 | 14 | 168 | 117 |
| 31 Dec 15 | 477 | 13 | 173 | 118 |
| 30 Sep 15 | 474 | 14 | 174 | 120 |
| 30 Jun 15 | 455 | 9 | 181 | 120 |
| 31 Mar 15 | 455 | 14 | 175 | 118 |
| 31 Dec 14 | 457 | 21 | 168 | 115 |
| 30 Sep 14 | 447 | 22 | 168 | 112 |
| 30 Jun 14 | 444 | 30 | 155 | 108 |
| 31 Mar 14 | 429 | 33 | 152 | 105 |
| 31 Dec 13 | 414 | 33 | 144 | 101 |
Quality Earnings: SPTL has a large one-off loss of $18.0M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 30th June, 2024.
Growing Profit Margin: SPTL's current net profit margins (3%) are lower than last year (12.8%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: SPTL's earnings have declined by 11.3% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: SPTL's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: SPTL had negative earnings growth (-81.1%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Communications industry average (-9.9%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: SPTL's Return on Equity (3.5%) is considered low.