Hunter & Company PLC

COSE:HUNT.N0000 Stock Report

Market Cap: LK₨3.2b

Hunter Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 1/6

Hunter has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 35.5%, while the Retail Distributors industry saw earnings growing at 27% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 14% per year. Hunter's return on equity is 2.1%, and it has net margins of 4%.

Key information

35.5%

Earnings growth rate

35.5%

EPS growth rate

Retail Distributors Industry Growth22.8%
Revenue growth rate14.0%
Return on equity2.1%
Net Margin4.0%
Last Earnings Update31 Dec 2023

Recent past performance updates

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Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
Beta

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


Earnings and Revenue History

COSE:HUNT.N0000 Revenue, expenses and earnings (LKR Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Dec 235,9042341,2780
30 Sep 236,0421961,3800
30 Jun 235,909831,3600
31 Mar 235,8964041,3690
31 Dec 225,5185411,2840
30 Sep 225,2026401,1810
30 Jun 224,8147019480
31 Mar 224,4805361,0050
31 Dec 214,4763639770
30 Sep 214,0802859420
30 Jun 214,0643299170
31 Mar 214,0363338840
31 Dec 203,4742378690
30 Sep 203,4001668940
30 Jun 203,236649470
31 Mar 203,19379740
31 Dec 193,508491,0540
30 Sep 193,493561,0390
30 Jun 193,46971,0650
31 Mar 193,48541,0710
31 Dec 183,48451,0840
30 Sep 183,460481,0280
30 Jun 183,415771,0010
31 Mar 183,344769760
31 Dec 173,242679410
30 Sep 173,279489520
30 Jun 173,307739360
31 Mar 173,4381329220
31 Dec 163,3441648470
30 Sep 163,2121718310
30 Jun 163,1211788100
31 Mar 162,9771897860
31 Dec 152,7791677550
30 Sep 152,6941837340
30 Jun 152,6431457120
31 Mar 152,490827080
31 Dec 142,470367330
30 Sep 142,384-216930
30 Jun 142,299-136870
31 Mar 142,36846820
31 Dec 132,270-86130
30 Sep 132,257105750
30 Jun 132,272-75750

Quality Earnings: HUNT.N0000 has a large one-off gain of LKR141.2M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 31st December, 2023.

Growing Profit Margin: HUNT.N0000's current net profit margins (4%) are lower than last year (9.8%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: HUNT.N0000's earnings have grown significantly by 35.5% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: HUNT.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: HUNT.N0000 had negative earnings growth (-56.7%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Retail Distributors industry average (-21.9%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: HUNT.N0000's Return on Equity (2.1%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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