Zeon Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 4/6

Zeon has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 1.5%, while the Chemicals industry saw earnings growing at 9.9% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 5.8% per year. Zeon's return on equity is 8.9%, and it has net margins of 8.1%.

Key information

1.5%

Earnings growth rate

2.3%

EPS growth rate

Chemicals Industry Growth6.6%
Revenue growth rate5.8%
Return on equity8.9%
Net Margin8.1%
Next Earnings Update31 Jan 2025

Recent past performance updates

Solid Earnings May Not Tell The Whole Story For Zeon (TSE:4205)

Jul 04
Solid Earnings May Not Tell The Whole Story For Zeon (TSE:4205)

Recent updates

Zeon (TSE:4205) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of ¥35.00

Dec 18
Zeon (TSE:4205) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of ¥35.00

Zeon's (TSE:4205) Dividend Will Be ¥35.00

Dec 04
Zeon's (TSE:4205) Dividend Will Be ¥35.00

Zeon Corporation Just Missed EPS By 37%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

Oct 30
Zeon Corporation Just Missed EPS By 37%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

Zeon (TSE:4205) Has Announced A Dividend Of ¥23.00

Sep 13
Zeon (TSE:4205) Has Announced A Dividend Of ¥23.00

Zeon (TSE:4205) Has Announced A Dividend Of ¥23.00

Aug 19
Zeon (TSE:4205) Has Announced A Dividend Of ¥23.00

Zeon Corporation Just Beat EPS By 64%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

Aug 01
Zeon Corporation Just Beat EPS By 64%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

Zeon (TSE:4205) Will Pay A Dividend Of ¥23.00

Jul 25
Zeon (TSE:4205) Will Pay A Dividend Of ¥23.00

Zeon's (TSE:4205) Dividend Will Be ¥23.00

Jul 11
Zeon's (TSE:4205) Dividend Will Be ¥23.00

Solid Earnings May Not Tell The Whole Story For Zeon (TSE:4205)

Jul 04
Solid Earnings May Not Tell The Whole Story For Zeon (TSE:4205)

Is There An Opportunity With Zeon Corporation's (TSE:4205) 36% Undervaluation?

Jun 07
Is There An Opportunity With Zeon Corporation's (TSE:4205) 36% Undervaluation?

Zeon (TSE:4205) Might Be Having Difficulty Using Its Capital Effectively

May 21
Zeon (TSE:4205) Might Be Having Difficulty Using Its Capital Effectively

Zeon (TSE:4205) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of ¥20.00

Mar 18
Zeon (TSE:4205) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of ¥20.00

Is Zeon (TSE:4205) A Risky Investment?

Mar 15
Is Zeon (TSE:4205) A Risky Investment?

Zeon's (TSE:4205) Dividend Will Be ¥20.00

Feb 26
Zeon's (TSE:4205) Dividend Will Be ¥20.00

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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


Earnings and Revenue History

TSE:4205 Revenue, expenses and earnings (JPY Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 24410,18733,04267,65118,233
30 Jun 24396,45733,45566,31718,233
31 Mar 24382,27931,10163,77718,233
31 Dec 23378,21513,19464,19317,580
30 Sep 23376,6393,50963,84017,580
30 Jun 23382,9657,69963,62917,580
31 Mar 23388,61410,56964,88417,580
31 Dec 22387,17924,33267,91015,869
30 Sep 22380,07232,43866,62315,869
30 Jun 22372,13532,06864,00615,869
31 Mar 22361,73033,41360,05815,869
31 Dec 21354,41337,63557,31714,258
30 Sep 21343,62137,92854,22214,258
30 Jun 21319,64034,19151,55314,258
31 Mar 21301,96127,71649,88614,258
31 Dec 20295,71720,97848,46915,274
30 Sep 20296,02316,83348,80215,274
30 Jun 20309,04017,71249,82915,274
31 Mar 20321,96620,20150,53315,274
31 Dec 19325,50222,55148,18616,480
30 Sep 19331,82615,45948,14916,480
30 Jun 19336,24517,87047,16816,480
31 Mar 19337,49918,45847,11516,480
31 Dec 18336,21519,25648,64615,103
30 Sep 18335,04113,26448,97515,103
30 Jun 18333,57912,70448,10715,103
31 Mar 18332,68213,05647,28915,103
31 Dec 17328,03113,50147,43113,233
30 Sep 17314,09529,42244,69613,233
30 Jun 17300,40126,29643,89613,233
31 Mar 17287,62423,15242,92513,233
31 Dec 16281,58420,44542,59914,148
30 Sep 16283,42115,20443,12714,148
30 Jun 16289,69216,33342,90214,148
31 Mar 16295,64718,07943,18314,148
31 Dec 15299,65817,71243,41813,627
30 Sep 15306,58921,00242,38613,627
30 Jun 15308,66220,77141,55613,627
31 Mar 15307,52419,08040,76413,627
31 Dec 14305,45217,55440,75812,661
30 Sep 14301,41517,86840,90012,661
30 Jun 14298,80517,37641,23112,661
31 Mar 14296,42719,65040,55812,661
31 Dec 13287,68820,64939,41311,895

Quality Earnings: 4205 has a large one-off gain of ¥12.8B impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 30th September, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: 4205's current net profit margins (8.1%) are higher than last year (0.9%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: 4205's earnings have grown by 1.5% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: 4205's earnings growth over the past year (841.6%) exceeds its 5-year average (1.5% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: 4205 earnings growth over the past year (841.6%) exceeded the Chemicals industry 14%.


Return on Equity

High ROE: 4205's Return on Equity (8.9%) 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 Analysis2024/12/22 07:28
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/03/31

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Analyst Sources

Zeon Corporation is covered by 23 analysts. 9 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Mikiya YamadaBarclays
Niima KomuraBofA Global Research
Takao KanaiCitigroup Global Markets Japan Inc.