Ceylon Guardian Investment Trust PLC

COSE:GUAR.N0000 Stock Report

Market Cap: LK₨11.1b

Ceylon Guardian Investment Trust Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

Ceylon Guardian Investment Trust has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 38.7%, while the Capital Markets industry saw earnings growing at 36.8% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 21.6% per year. Ceylon Guardian Investment Trust's return on equity is 4.7%, and it has net margins of 55.9%.

Key information

38.7%

Earnings growth rate

38.8%

EPS growth rate

Capital Markets Industry Growth26.6%
Revenue growth rate21.6%
Return on equity4.7%
Net Margin55.9%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Ceylon Guardian Investment Trust makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

COSE:GUAR.N0000 Revenue, expenses and earnings (LKR Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 241,7809965040
30 Jun 242,4153,0374680
31 Mar 242,2882,8464080
31 Dec 232,2763,1473990
30 Sep 232,1473,0923680
30 Jun 231,4912,5383290
31 Mar 231,1151,2063010
31 Dec 221,053-1,3072680
30 Sep 221,079-572480
30 Jun 221,031-1,9262290
31 Mar 221,169-7522180
31 Dec 211,4549152180
30 Sep 211,6331,1032090
30 Jun 211,5852,0452090
31 Mar 211,6052,6422080
31 Dec 201,065631780
30 Sep 20835-1721960
30 Jun 20717-442170
31 Mar 20701-1,2322240
31 Dec 197122202520
30 Sep 19491-4442480
30 Jun 19469-1,9662570
31 Mar 19518-1,9222560
31 Dec 18865-6872540
30 Sep 181,094-6612480
30 Jun 181,2421572290
31 Mar 181,2006172310
31 Dec 171,9791,1132300
30 Sep 171,8039252360
30 Jun 171,7371,1172220
31 Mar 171,7421,0292180
31 Dec 16590782110
30 Sep 166632002090
30 Jun 161,0994122270
31 Mar 161,1765132320
31 Dec 151,3167152320
30 Sep 151,6221,0492270
30 Jun 151,6781,1682130
31 Mar 152,0671,5111960
31 Dec 142,4301,9461860
30 Sep 142,3881,8911720
30 Jun 142,1711,5741680
31 Mar 141,8821,2971620
31 Dec 132,4742,1951480

Quality Earnings: GUAR.N0000 has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: GUAR.N0000's current net profit margins (55.9%) are lower than last year .


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: GUAR.N0000 has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 38.7% per year.

Accelerating Growth: GUAR.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: GUAR.N0000 had negative earnings growth (-67.8%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Capital Markets industry average (-71.1%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: GUAR.N0000's Return on Equity (4.7%) 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 Analysis2024/12/20 20:07
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/03/31

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Management10 years
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