United Motors Lanka Past Earnings Performance

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United Motors Lanka's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -21.3%, while the Specialty Retail industry saw earnings growing at 13.9% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 0.5% per year.

Key information

-21.3%

Earnings growth rate

-21.3%

EPS growth rate

Specialty Retail Industry Growth	-4.2%
Revenue growth rate	-0.5%
Return on equity	-2.5%
Net Margin	-2.9%
Last Earnings Update	30 Jun 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How United Motors Lanka makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

COSE:UML.N0000 Revenue, expenses and earnings (LKR Millions)
Date	Revenue	Earnings	G+A Expenses
30 Jun 24	11,044	-324	3,109
31 Mar 24	11,577	-273	3,040
31 Dec 23	11,324	-143	2,647
30 Sep 23	9,814	-540	2,930
30 Jun 23	10,138	-127	2,894
31 Mar 23	10,736	-131	2,868
31 Dec 22	10,407	-431	2,949
30 Sep 22	11,867	180	2,546
30 Jun 22	12,503	164	2,409
31 Mar 22	12,884	315	2,234
31 Dec 21	14,641	826	2,152
30 Sep 21	14,570	611	2,097
30 Jun 21	15,052	742	2,089
31 Mar 21	13,538	504	2,054
31 Dec 20	11,306	103	2,187
30 Sep 20	10,673	-83	2,215
30 Jun 20	9,434	-436	2,167
31 Mar 20	9,846	-410	2,220
31 Dec 19	10,724	-27	2,005
30 Sep 19	11,266	112	2,023
30 Jun 19	11,746	143	2,087
31 Mar 19	12,769	436	2,082
31 Dec 18	13,511	415	2,138
30 Sep 18	13,764	462	2,075
30 Jun 18	14,186	649	2,078
31 Mar 18	14,716	669	2,052
31 Dec 17	15,653	714	1,971
30 Sep 17	17,058	833	1,979
30 Jun 17	17,621	944	1,921
31 Mar 17	17,925	1,126	1,846
31 Dec 16	17,185	1,090	1,852
30 Sep 16	16,994	1,445	1,823
30 Jun 16	16,720	1,647	1,784
31 Mar 16	15,304	1,702	1,770
31 Dec 15	14,434	2,016	1,724
30 Sep 15	13,196	1,757	1,646
30 Jun 15	11,074	1,421	1,599
31 Mar 15	10,538	1,262	1,569
31 Dec 14	10,334	911	1,597
30 Sep 14	9,421	922	1,500
30 Jun 14	10,290	1,190	1,481
31 Mar 14	11,041	1,608	1,455
31 Dec 13	12,308	1,960	1,438

Quality Earnings: UML.N0000 is currently unprofitable.

Growing Profit Margin: UML.N0000 is currently unprofitable.

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: UML.N0000 is unprofitable, and losses have increased over the past 5 years at a rate of 21.3% per year.

Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare UML.N0000's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable

Earnings vs Industry: UML.N0000 is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Specialty Retail industry (4.6%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: UML.N0000 has a negative Return on Equity (-2.47%), as it is currently unprofitable.

United Motors Lanka Past Earnings Performance

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Key information

Recent past performance updates

First quarter 2025 earnings released: LK₨1.83 loss per share (vs LK₨1.33 loss in 1Q 2024)

Full year 2024 earnings released: LK₨1.30 loss per share (vs LK₨1.30 loss in FY 2023)

Third quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: LK₨1.07 (vs LK₨2.86 loss in 3Q 2023)

Second quarter 2024 earnings released: LK₨1.60 loss per share (vs LK₨2.49 profit in 2Q 2023)

First quarter 2024 earnings released: LK₨1.33 loss per share (vs LK₨1.37 loss in 1Q 2023)

Full year 2023 earnings released: LK₨1.30 loss per share (vs LK₨3.12 profit in FY 2022)

Recent updates

Non-Executive Independent Director recently bought LK₨103m worth of stock

New minor risk - Dividend sustainability

First quarter 2025 earnings released: LK₨1.83 loss per share (vs LK₨1.33 loss in 1Q 2024)

New major risk - Share price stability

Insufficient new directors

Upcoming dividend of LK₨1.50 per share

United Motors Lanka PLC, Annual General Meeting, Jun 28, 2024

Dividend of LK₨1.50 announced

United Motors Lanka PLC, Annual General Meeting, Jun 28, 2024

Full year 2024 earnings released: LK₨1.30 loss per share (vs LK₨1.30 loss in FY 2023)

Third quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: LK₨1.07 (vs LK₨2.86 loss in 3Q 2023)

Second quarter 2024 earnings released: LK₨1.60 loss per share (vs LK₨2.49 profit in 2Q 2023)

United Motors Lanka PLC (COSE:UML.N0000) executed a share purchase agreement to acquire Dutch Lanka Trailer Manufacturers Ltd from TRF Singapore Pte. Ltd. for LKR 700 million.

United Motors Lanka PLC (COSE:UML.N0000) executed a share purchase agreement to acquire Dutch Lanka Trailer Manufacturers Ltd from TRF Singapore Pte. Ltd. for LKR 700 million.

New minor risk - Share price stability

First quarter 2024 earnings released: LK₨1.33 loss per share (vs LK₨1.37 loss in 1Q 2023)

United Motors Lanka PLC Approves Final Dividend for the Year Ended March 31, 2023

Upcoming dividend of LK₨1.25 per share at 4.2% yield

Upcoming dividend of LK₨1.25 per share at 4.0% yield

Full year 2023 earnings released: LK₨1.30 loss per share (vs LK₨3.12 profit in FY 2022)

Upcoming dividend of LK₨1.00 per share at 3.4% yield

High number of new directors

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: LK₨2.86 loss per share (vs LK₨3.20 profit in 3Q 2022)

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: LK₨2.49 (vs LK₨2.32 in 2Q 2022)

First quarter 2023 earnings released: LK₨1.37 loss per share (vs LK₨0.13 profit in 1Q 2022)

United Motors Lanka PLC Approves Final Dividend for the Year Ended March 31, 2022

Upcoming dividend of LK₨0.50 per share

United Motors Lanka PLC, Annual General Meeting, Jun 29, 2022

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: LK₨3.12 (vs LK₨4.99 in FY 2021)

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Independent Chairman of Board recently bought LK₨722k worth of stock

Independent Chairman of Board recently bought LK₨710k worth of stock

Third quarter 2022 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Second quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS LK₨2.32 (vs LK₨3.63 in 2Q 2021)

Independent Chairman of Board recently bought LK₨2.5m worth of stock

First quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS LK₨0.13 (vs LK₨2.23 loss in 1Q 2021)

Upcoming dividend of LK₨1.00 per share

Full year 2021 earnings released: EPS LK₨4.99 (vs LK₨4.06 loss in FY 2020)

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

New 90-day low: LK₨67.00

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS LK₨1.07 (vs LK₨0.78 loss in 3Q 2020)

New 90-day high: LK₨80.90

Upcoming Dividend of LK₨1.50 Per Share

New 90-day high: LK₨79.90

Group CEO & Executive Director recently bought LK₨15m worth of stock

New 90-day high: LK₨61.10

Second quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS LK₨3.63

New 90-day high: LK₨60.40

New 90-day high: LK₨55.60

New 90-day high - LK₨52.80

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

Earnings and Revenue History

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Return on Equity

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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