Telefónica Past Earnings Performance

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Telefónica has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 12.4%, while the Telecom industry saw earnings growing at 29.7% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 6.2% per year. Telefónica's return on equity is 7.3%, and it has net margins of 4.4%.

Key information

12.4%

Earnings growth rate

8.8%

EPS growth rate

Telecom Industry Growth11.5%
Revenue growth rate-6.2%
Return on equity7.3%
Net Margin4.4%
Next Earnings Update11 May 2023

Recent past performance updates

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Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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


Earnings and Revenue History

BMV:TEF1 N Revenue, expenses and earnings (EUR Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Dec 2240,7761,8021250
30 Sep 2240,230351430
30 Jun 2239,1562811360
31 Mar 2239,1187,7261210
31 Dec 2140,0487,8841210
30 Sep 2140,95910,1912060
30 Jun 2142,2709,3251860
31 Mar 2142,9231,8261510
31 Dec 2043,9491,332890
30 Sep 2046,4592072380
30 Jun 2047,580-762380
31 Mar 2048,3533412380
31 Dec 1949,3128601230
30 Sep 1949,1601,6762,1000
30 Jun 1949,1503,2582,1000
31 Mar 1949,4483,1402,1000
31 Dec 1849,5082,9291,0710
30 Sep 1849,7522,7982,2800
30 Jun 1850,8282,4982,2800
31 Mar 1851,9162,7032,2800
31 Dec 1752,8712,8562,2800
30 Sep 1753,4422,3272,3320
30 Jun 1753,7622,4712,3320
31 Mar 1753,5192,3442,3320
31 Dec 1652,9032,1132,3320
30 Sep 1653,091-2592,5300
30 Jun 1653,939-5322,5300

Quality Earnings: TEF1 N has a large one-off gain of €876.0M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 31st December, 2022.

Growing Profit Margin: TEF1 N's current net profit margins (4.4%) are lower than last year (19.7%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: TEF1 N's earnings have grown by 12.4% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: TEF1 N's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: TEF1 N had negative earnings growth (-77.1%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Telecom industry average (6.9%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: TEF1 N's Return on Equity (7.3%) 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 Analysis2023/04/28 15:44
End of Day Share Price 2023/01/29 00:00
Earnings2022/12/31
Annual Earnings2022/12/31

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Analyst Sources

Telefónica, S.A. is covered by 69 analysts. 23 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Luis Padrón de la CruzAhorro Corporación
José Valle CarrascalAhorro Corporación
Jean-Michel SalvadorAlphaValue