ASKUL Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 5/6

ASKUL has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 30.1%, while the Multiline Retail industry saw earnings growing at 11.3% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 3.8% per year. ASKUL's return on equity is 24.6%, and it has net margins of 4%.

Key information

30.1%

Earnings growth rate

31.4%

EPS growth rate

Multiline Retail Industry Growth	9.7%
Revenue growth rate	3.8%
Return on equity	24.6%
Net Margin	4.0%
Next Earnings Update	13 Dec 2024

Recent past performance updates

Statutory Earnings May Not Be The Best Way To Understand ASKUL's (TSE:2678) True Position

Jul 12

Recent updates

Statutory Earnings May Not Be The Best Way To Understand ASKUL's (TSE:2678) True Position

Jul 12

ASKUL Corporation (TSE:2678) Looks Inexpensive But Perhaps Not Attractive Enough

Jul 02

Returns At ASKUL (TSE:2678) Are On The Way Up

May 26

Is ASKUL (TSE:2678) A Risky Investment?

Mar 31

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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

Earnings and Revenue History

TSE:2678 Revenue, expenses and earnings (JPY Millions)
Date	Revenue	Earnings	G+A Expenses
20 Aug 24	476,992	18,954	100,959
20 May 24	471,682	19,139	100,549
20 Feb 24	462,552	18,840	97,158
20 Nov 23	457,750	9,943	95,981
20 Aug 23	449,700	9,625	93,707
20 May 23	446,713	9,787	92,420
20 Feb 23	444,747	9,168	93,915
20 Nov 22	439,730	9,141	93,362
20 Aug 22	436,162	8,944	92,747
20 May 22	428,517	9,206	90,763
20 Feb 22	427,142	8,739	89,470
20 Nov 21	424,737	8,851	88,807
20 Aug 21	424,413	8,409	89,796
20 May 21	422,151	7,758	89,936
20 Feb 21	413,940	7,686	88,942
20 Nov 20	407,203	6,913	88,033
20 Aug 20	402,665	6,244	86,571
20 May 20	400,376	5,652	86,329
20 Feb 20	398,401	3,435	85,520
20 Nov 19	395,658	2,311	85,963
20 Aug 19	391,389	1,578	86,164
20 May 19	387,470	434	86,548
20 Feb 19	384,975	1,158	87,275
20 Nov 18	380,189	1,615	86,603
20 Aug 18	373,352	3,905	85,001
20 May 18	360,445	4,693	80,793
20 Feb 18	348,174	8,589	75,943
20 Nov 17	342,517	2,302	72,295
20 Aug 17	336,419	923	68,474
20 May 17	335,914	1,014	67,406
20 Feb 17	337,122	-2,070	67,389
20 Nov 16	330,170	4,585	65,310
20 Aug 16	322,790	4,046	64,426
20 May 16	315,024	5,255	61,366
20 Feb 16	304,481	6,137	58,133
20 Nov 15	294,759	5,922	56,083
20 Aug 15	286,516	5,704	54,014
20 May 15	276,759	4,032	53,541
20 Feb 15	272,902	3,379	53,107
20 Nov 14	266,137	2,492	52,848
20 Aug 14	258,885	2,214	51,780
20 May 14	253,408	2,165	51,006
20 Feb 14	243,400	2,519	49,176

Quality Earnings: 2678 has a large one-off gain of ¥11.7B impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 20th August, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: 2678's current net profit margins (4%) are higher than last year (2.1%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: 2678's earnings have grown significantly by 30.1% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: 2678's earnings growth over the past year (96.9%) exceeds its 5-year average (30.1% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: 2678 earnings growth over the past year (96.9%) exceeded the Multiline Retail industry 16.9%.

ASKUL Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 5/6

Key information

Recent past performance updates

ASKUL Corporation to Report October,2025 Results on Oct 28, 2025

ASKUL Corporation to Report Q2, 2025 Results on Dec 13, 2024

First quarter 2025 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

ASKUL Corporation to Report Q1, 2025 Results on Sep 13, 2024

Statutory Earnings May Not Be The Best Way To Understand ASKUL's (TSE:2678) True Position

Full year 2024 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

Recent updates

Upcoming dividend of JP¥19.00 per share

ASKUL's (TSE:2678) Dividend Will Be Increased To ¥19.00

ASKUL Corporation to Report October,2025 Results on Oct 28, 2025

ASKUL's (TSE:2678) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

ASKUL (TSE:2678) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

ASKUL Corporation to Report Q2, 2025 Results on Dec 13, 2024

ASKUL (TSE:2678) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At ¥19.00

Dividend of JP¥19.00 announced

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

First quarter 2025 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

Does ASKUL (TSE:2678) Deserve A Spot On Your Watchlist?

Is ASKUL Corporation (TSE:2678) Trading At A 33% Discount?

Now 24% undervalued after recent price drop

ASKUL Corporation to Report Q1, 2025 Results on Sep 13, 2024

Statutory Earnings May Not Be The Best Way To Understand ASKUL's (TSE:2678) True Position

New major risk - Earnings quality

Full year 2024 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

ASKUL Corporation, Annual General Meeting, Aug 08, 2024

ASKUL Corporation (TSE:2678) Looks Inexpensive But Perhaps Not Attractive Enough

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 12%

Now 20% undervalued

Returns At ASKUL (TSE:2678) Are On The Way Up

Upcoming dividend of JP¥18.00 per share

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

Is ASKUL (TSE:2678) A Risky Investment?

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 12%

ASKUL Corporation to Report Fiscal Year 2024 Results on Jul 03, 2024

Third quarter 2024 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations while revenues lag behind

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 18%

ASKUL Corporation to Report Q3, 2024 Results on Mar 15, 2024

Second quarter 2024 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

Askul Corporation Announces Dividend for the Second Quarter End of Fiscal Year Ending May 20,2024, Payable on January 22, 2024 ;Provides Dividend Guidance for the Fiscal Year Ending May 20, 2024

Now 20% undervalued

Upcoming dividend of JP¥18.00 per share at 1.7% yield

ASKUL Corporation to Report First Half, 2024 Results on Dec 15, 2023

Now 22% undervalued after recent price drop

First quarter 2024 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

5490069 Provides Dividend Guidance for the Second Quarter End and Year End of Fiscal Year Ending May 20, 2024

ASKUL Corporation to Report Q1, 2024 Results on Sep 15, 2023

New major risk - Earnings quality

ASKUL Corporation, Annual General Meeting, Aug 04, 2023

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

Upcoming dividend of JP¥16.00 per share at 1.8% yield

Third quarter 2023 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations

ASKUL Corporation (TSE:2678) agreed to acquire 85% stake in AP67 Co., Ltd. from Advantage Partners VI, a fund managed by Advantage Partners, Inc.

Now 20% undervalued

ASKUL Corporation to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Mar 15, 2023

Second quarter 2023 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations while revenues lag behind

ASKUL Corporation Announces Second Quarter Dividend for the Fiscal Year Ending May 20, 2023, Payable on January 23, 2023

Less than half of directors are independent

Upcoming dividend of JP¥16.00 per share

ASKUL Corporation to Report First Half, 2023 Results on Dec 15, 2022

First quarter 2023 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

ASKUL Corporation Provides Year End Dividend Guidance for the Fiscal Year Ending May 20, 2023

ASKUL Corporation to Report Q1, 2023 Results on Sep 15, 2022

Full year 2022 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

ASKUL Corporation Provides Consolidated Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year Ending May 20, 2023

ASKUL Corporation, Annual General Meeting, Aug 04, 2022

Less than half of directors are independent

ASKUL Corporation to Report Fiscal Year 2023 Results on Jul 01, 2023

ASKUL Corporation to Report Fiscal Year 2023 Results on Jul 01, 2023

ASKUL Corporation to Report Fiscal Year 2022 Results on Jul 01, 2022

ASKUL Corporation Announces New Corporate Structure

ASKUL Corporation (TSE:2678) announces an Equity Buyback for 5,000,000 shares, representing 4.88% for ¥10,000 million.

Second quarter 2022 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations while revenues lag behind

Upcoming dividend of JP¥15.00 per share

First quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS JP¥21.01 (vs JP¥14.71 in 1Q 2021)

Full year 2021 earnings released: EPS JP¥75.83 (vs JP¥55.38 in FY 2020)