International Distribution Services plc

BATS-CHIXE:IDSL Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£3.1b

International Distribution Services Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 1/6

International Distribution Services's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -38.5%, while the Logistics industry saw earnings growing at 19.7% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 3.2% per year. International Distribution Services's return on equity is 1.5%, and it has net margins of 0.4%.

Key information

-38.5%

Earnings growth rate

-39.0%

EPS growth rate

Logistics Industry Growth20.8%
Revenue growth rate3.2%
Return on equity1.5%
Net Margin0.4%
Last Earnings Update31 Mar 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How International Distribution Services makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

BATS-CHIXE:IDSL Revenue, expenses and earnings (GBP Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Mar 2412,679543,8900
31 Dec 2312,374-4783,8380
24 Sep 2312,068-1,0103,7850
24 Jun 2312,056-9413,7530
26 Mar 2312,044-8733,7210
26 Dec 2212,261-3083,6640
25 Sep 2212,4782563,6060
25 Jun 2212,5954343,5810
27 Mar 2212,7126123,5560
27 Dec 2112,8767443,5860
26 Sep 2113,0398763,6150
26 Jun 2112,8397483,5490
28 Mar 2112,6386203,4830
28 Dec 2011,9923213,2500
27 Sep 2011,345223,0160
27 Jun 2011,093922,9010
29 Mar 2010,8401612,7860
29 Dec 1910,8372422,7650
29 Sep 1910,8333232,7430
29 Jun 1910,7072492,6750
31 Mar 1910,5811752,6060
31 Dec 1810,4191352,6100
23 Sep 1810,257952,6140
23 Jun 1810,2151772,5610
25 Mar 1810,1722592,5080
25 Dec 1710,0973072,4490
24 Sep 1710,0223552,3900
24 Jun 179,8993142,3200
26 Mar 179,7762722,2490
26 Dec 169,6082432,1260
25 Sep 169,4392132,0020
25 Jun 169,3452141,9360
27 Mar 169,2512151,8700
27 Dec 159,2482521,8760
27 Sep 159,2452881,8810
27 Jun 159,2873071,8910
29 Mar 159,3283251,9000
29 Dec 149,3952541,8830
28 Sep 149,3151801,8940
28 Jun 149,2921,2301,8740
30 Mar 149,3571,2751,9420
30 Dec 139,3841,3231,9960
29 Sep 139,3111,3681,9760

Quality Earnings: IDSL has a large one-off loss of £120.0M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 31st March, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: IDSL became profitable in the past.


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: IDSL's earnings have declined by 38.5% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: IDSL has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: IDSL has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Logistics industry (9.4%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: IDSL's Return on Equity (1.5%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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