Centrica Past Earnings Performance

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Centrica has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 57.8%, while the Integrated Utilities industry saw earnings growing at 12.1% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 13.5% per year. Centrica's return on equity is 21.7%, and it has net margins of 5.4%.

Key information

57.8%

Earnings growth rate

58.6%

EPS growth rate

Integrated Utilities Industry Growth8.1%
Revenue growth rate13.5%
Return on equity21.7%
Net Margin5.4%
Last Earnings Update30 Jun 2024

Recent past performance updates

Centrica's (LON:CNA) Attractive Earnings Are Not All Good News For Shareholders

Feb 22
Centrica's (LON:CNA) Attractive Earnings Are Not All Good News For Shareholders

Recent updates

Insufficient Growth At Centrica plc (LON:CNA) Hampers Share Price

Nov 06
Insufficient Growth At Centrica plc (LON:CNA) Hampers Share Price

Centrica's (LON:CNA) Dividend Will Be £0.015

Oct 01
Centrica's (LON:CNA) Dividend Will Be £0.015

Centrica (LON:CNA) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.015

Sep 17
Centrica (LON:CNA) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.015

Centrica (LSE:CNA) Faces Profitability Challenges Amid Strategic Innovations

Sep 16
Centrica (LSE:CNA) Faces Profitability Challenges Amid Strategic Innovations

Centrica (LON:CNA) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.015

Aug 13
Centrica (LON:CNA) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.015

Centrica (LON:CNA) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.015

Jul 28
Centrica (LON:CNA) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.015

Is Centrica (LON:CNA) A Risky Investment?

Jun 21
Is Centrica (LON:CNA) A Risky Investment?

Pinning Down Centrica plc's (LON:CNA) P/S Is Difficult Right Now

May 31
Pinning Down Centrica plc's (LON:CNA) P/S Is Difficult Right Now

Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Centrica plc (LON:CNA)

Apr 18
Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Centrica plc (LON:CNA)

Health Check: How Prudently Does Centrica (LON:CNA) Use Debt?

Mar 11
Health Check: How Prudently Does Centrica (LON:CNA) Use Debt?

Centrica's (LON:CNA) Attractive Earnings Are Not All Good News For Shareholders

Feb 22
Centrica's (LON:CNA) Attractive Earnings Are Not All Good News For Shareholders

Subdued Growth No Barrier To Centrica plc's (LON:CNA) Price

Feb 20
Subdued Growth No Barrier To Centrica plc's (LON:CNA) Price

Is It Too Late To Consider Buying Centrica plc (LON:CNA)?

Dec 16
Is It Too Late To Consider Buying Centrica plc (LON:CNA)?

Centrica (LON:CNA) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Nov 28
Centrica (LON:CNA) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Centrica plc (LON:CNA)

Nov 10
Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Centrica plc (LON:CNA)

What Does Centrica plc's (LON:CNA) Share Price Indicate?

Sep 16
What Does Centrica plc's (LON:CNA) Share Price Indicate?

Is Centrica (LON:CNA) A Risky Investment?

Aug 20
Is Centrica (LON:CNA) A Risky Investment?

What Does The Future Hold For Centrica plc (LON:CNA)? These Analysts Have Been Cutting Their Estimates

Jul 29
What Does The Future Hold For Centrica plc (LON:CNA)? These Analysts Have Been Cutting Their Estimates

Are Investors Undervaluing Centrica plc (LON:CNA) By 45%?

Jul 20
Are Investors Undervaluing Centrica plc (LON:CNA) By 45%?

Centrica (LON:CNA) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

Apr 29
Centrica (LON:CNA) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

Analysts' Revenue Estimates For Centrica plc (LON:CNA) Are Surging Higher

Feb 18
Analysts' Revenue Estimates For Centrica plc (LON:CNA) Are Surging Higher

A Look At The Fair Value Of Centrica plc (LON:CNA)

Dec 25
A Look At The Fair Value Of Centrica plc (LON:CNA)

At UK£0.94, Is It Time To Put Centrica plc (LON:CNA) On Your Watch List?

Nov 28
At UK£0.94, Is It Time To Put Centrica plc (LON:CNA) On Your Watch List?

Is Centrica (LON:CNA) Using Too Much Debt?

Nov 02
Is Centrica (LON:CNA) Using Too Much Debt?

Centrica plc (LON:CNA) Shares Could Be 48% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Aug 22
Centrica plc (LON:CNA) Shares Could Be 48% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Should You Investigate Centrica plc (LON:CNA) At UK£0.82?

Jun 30
Should You Investigate Centrica plc (LON:CNA) At UK£0.82?

We Think Centrica (LON:CNA) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

Jun 15
We Think Centrica (LON:CNA) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

Centrica (LON:CNA) Has Some Difficulty Using Its Capital Effectively

May 08
Centrica (LON:CNA) Has Some Difficulty Using Its Capital Effectively

Is There An Opportunity With Centrica plc's (LON:CNA) 39% Undervaluation?

Apr 02
Is There An Opportunity With Centrica plc's (LON:CNA) 39% Undervaluation?

At UK£0.78, Is It Time To Put Centrica plc (LON:CNA) On Your Watch List?

Mar 18
At UK£0.78, Is It Time To Put Centrica plc (LON:CNA) On Your Watch List?

Industry Analysts Just Upgraded Their Centrica plc (LON:CNA) Revenue Forecasts By 19%

Mar 02
Industry Analysts Just Upgraded Their Centrica plc (LON:CNA) Revenue Forecasts By 19%

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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


Earnings and Revenue History

LSE:CNA Revenue, expenses and earnings (GBP Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Jun 2420,4841,1042,6550
31 Mar 2423,4712,5172,6650
31 Dec 2326,4583,9292,6740
30 Sep 2328,2004,0812,6100
30 Jun 2329,9414,2322,5450
31 Mar 2326,8411,7252,3840
31 Dec 2223,741-7822,2230
30 Sep 2220,941-9011,6010
30 Jun 2218,141-1,0219790
31 Mar 2216,443-2179220
31 Dec 2114,7445868650
30 Sep 2113,7907008900
30 Jun 2112,8358149150
31 Mar 2112,5422708980
31 Dec 2012,249-2748800
30 Jun 207,758-7593750
31 Mar 2010,376-8616650
31 Dec 1912,994-9649540
30 Sep 1922,724-8141,2860
30 Jun 1922,773-6051,2810
31 Mar 1923,039-2111,2730
31 Dec 1823,3041831,2650
30 Sep 1824,5703541,2630
30 Jun 1825,8355241,2600
31 Mar 1826,9354261,2660
31 Dec 1728,0353281,2710
30 Sep 1728,0284471,3490
30 Jun 1728,0215661,4260
31 Mar 1727,5621,1191,4860
31 Dec 1627,1021,6721,5450
30 Sep 1626,5015121,5520
30 Jun 1625,900-6491,5580
31 Mar 1626,936-6981,5640
31 Dec 1527,971-7471,5690
30 Sep 1528,541-6211,5930
30 Jun 1529,111-4951,6170
31 Mar 1529,260-7531,5380
31 Dec 1429,408-1,0121,4580
30 Sep 1429,038-1741,4390
30 Jun 1428,6686641,4190
31 Mar 1427,6208071,3870
31 Dec 1326,5719501,3550

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

Growing Profit Margin: CNA's current net profit margins (5.4%) are lower than last year (14.1%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: CNA has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 57.8% per year.

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

Earnings vs Industry: CNA had negative earnings growth (-73.9%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Integrated Utilities industry average (3.6%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: CNA's Return on Equity (21.7%) is considered high.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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