Watawala Plantations PLC

COSE:WATA.N0000 Stock Report

Market Cap: LK₨18.3b

Watawala Plantations Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 3/6

Watawala Plantations has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 25.4%, while the Food industry saw earnings growing at 39.7% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 26.1% per year. Watawala Plantations's return on equity is 31%, and it has net margins of 22.9%.

Key information

25.4%

Earnings growth rate

25.4%

EPS growth rate

Food Industry Growth38.6%
Revenue growth rate26.1%
Return on equity31.0%
Net Margin22.9%
Last Earnings Update31 Dec 2023

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
Beta

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


Earnings and Revenue History

COSE:WATA.N0000 Revenue, expenses and earnings (LKR Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Dec 238,6021,9666200
30 Sep 238,7872,0616000
30 Jun 239,2742,3815400
31 Mar 238,7682,3644400
31 Dec 228,0903,3904120
30 Sep 227,6473,5083620
30 Jun 226,9223,4713310
31 Mar 226,4753,4563180
31 Dec 215,9953,0672790
30 Sep 215,2142,6312640
30 Jun 214,3641,9792620
31 Mar 213,9341,6632510
31 Dec 203,7111,3032660
30 Sep 203,6401,1312590
30 Jun 203,4209632420
31 Mar 203,3278322380
31 Dec 193,3479192180
30 Sep 193,3539552120
30 Jun 193,2899492060
31 Mar 193,0828372000
31 Dec 182,8887332070
30 Sep 182,7237362020
30 Jun 183,6347522910
31 Mar 184,9499673350
31 Dec 176,1461,1613540
30 Sep 176,9611,4123910
30 Jun 176,8301,3683270
31 Mar 176,5021,2283030
31 Dec 166,4221,0913080
30 Sep 166,3558033030
30 Jun 166,2736273050
31 Mar 166,2995183190
31 Dec 156,1834213320
30 Sep 156,4203903580
30 Jun 156,6542903710
31 Mar 156,8483913700
31 Dec 146,9985953620
30 Sep 147,0486613680
30 Jun 146,6237173680
31 Mar 146,2464973570
31 Dec 135,7994023630
30 Sep 135,6074723630
30 Jun 135,6235733690

Quality Earnings: WATA.N0000 has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: WATA.N0000's current net profit margins (22.9%) are lower than last year (41.9%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: WATA.N0000's earnings have grown significantly by 25.4% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: WATA.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: WATA.N0000 had negative earnings growth (-42%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Food industry average (-48.1%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: WATA.N0000's Return on Equity (31%) is considered high.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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