Leonardo Full Year 2024 Earnings: Beats Expectations

Leonardo (BIT:LDO) Full Year 2024 Results

Key Financial Results

• Revenue: €17.8b (up 16% from FY 2023).
• Net income: €1.07b (up 63% from FY 2023).
• Profit margin: 6.0% (up from 4.3% in FY 2023). The increase in margin was driven by higher revenue.
• EPS: €1.86 (up from €1.14 in FY 2023).

All figures shown in the chart above are for the trailing 12 month (TTM) period

Leonardo Revenues and Earnings Beat Expectations

Revenue exceeded analyst estimates by 2.3%. Earnings per share (EPS) also surpassed analyst estimates by 12%.

The primary driver behind last 12 months revenue was the Defence Electronics & Security (Including Defence Systems) segment contributing a total revenue of €7.76b (44% of total revenue). Notably, cost of sales worth €10.7b amounted to 60% of total revenue thereby underscoring the impact on earnings. The largest operating expense was General & Administrative costs, amounting to €5.05b (84% of total expenses). Explore how LDO's revenue and expenses shape its earnings.

Looking ahead, revenue is forecast to grow 5.9% p.a. on average during the next 3 years, compared to a 11% growth forecast for the Aerospace & Defense industry in Europe.

Performance of the market in Italy.

The company's shares are up 9.3% from a week ago.

Risk Analysis

We don't want to rain on the parade too much, but we did also find 1 warning sign for Leonardo that you need to be mindful of.

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