Brown Past Earnings Performance
Past criteria checks 1/6
Brown has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 2.5%, while the Trade Distributors industry saw earnings growing at 14.2% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 32.6% per year.
Key information
2.5%
Earnings growth rate
3.3%
EPS growth rate
| Trade Distributors Industry Growth | 18.4% |
| Revenue growth rate | 32.6% |
| Return on equity | -1.6% |
| Net Margin | 6.8% |
| Last Earnings Update | 31 Dec 2023 |
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Revenue & Expenses BreakdownBeta
How Brown makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
| Date | Revenue | Earnings | G+A Expenses | R&D Expenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 23 | 75,028 | 5,134 | 14,640 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 23 | 77,433 | -9,793 | 15,244 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 23 | 76,134 | -15,026 | 13,617 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 23 | 72,652 | -6,230 | 13,198 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 22 | 71,799 | 17,090 | 15,282 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 22 | 63,158 | 22,497 | 12,250 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 22 | 59,374 | 24,997 | 11,959 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 22 | 50,304 | 21,589 | 9,955 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 21 | 42,639 | -1,042 | 7,228 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 21 | 37,400 | -705 | 7,004 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 21 | 34,119 | 151 | 6,662 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 21 | 29,391 | -16 | 6,912 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 20 | 24,794 | 1,207 | 7,896 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 20 | 23,260 | 511 | 7,149 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 20 | 20,470 | -632 | 7,782 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 20 | 20,439 | 3,620 | 7,474 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 19 | 21,523 | 5,072 | 5,873 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 19 | 21,950 | 5,711 | 6,180 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 19 | 21,429 | 5,388 | 5,449 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 19 | 21,194 | 1,274 | 4,982 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 18 | 19,865 | -258 | 4,886 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 18 | 19,805 | -565 | 4,794 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 18 | 20,209 | -72 | 4,655 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 18 | 20,554 | 814 | 4,567 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 17 | 21,502 | 2,070 | 4,768 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 17 | 21,775 | 2,055 | 4,850 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 17 | 22,231 | 2,317 | 4,677 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 17 | 22,648 | 1,898 | 4,810 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 16 | 22,222 | -728 | 4,900 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 16 | 21,618 | -597 | 4,626 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 16 | 20,857 | -427 | 4,338 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 16 | 19,890 | -205 | 4,020 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 15 | 17,025 | 246 | 3,613 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 15 | 14,422 | 457 | 3,342 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 15 | 11,920 | 1,240 | 3,205 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 15 | 10,073 | 1,332 | 2,960 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 14 | 9,293 | 2,425 | 2,736 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 14 | 8,976 | 2,308 | 2,621 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 14 | 9,029 | 1,074 | 2,575 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 14 | 9,750 | 1,675 | 2,543 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 13 | 10,629 | 1,274 | 2,741 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 13 | 12,150 | 716 | 2,820 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 13 | 13,185 | 1,299 | 2,767 | 0 |
Quality Earnings: BRWN.N0000 has a large one-off gain of LKR36.8B impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 31st December, 2023.
Growing Profit Margin: BRWN.N0000's current net profit margins (6.8%) are lower than last year (23.8%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: BRWN.N0000 has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 2.5% per year.
Accelerating Growth: BRWN.N0000's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: BRWN.N0000 had negative earnings growth (-70%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Trade Distributors industry average (7.1%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: BRWN.N0000's Return on Equity (-1.6%) is considered low.