University Press Plc

NGSE:UPL Stock Report

Market Cap: ₦2.6b

University Press Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

University Press has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 9%, while the Media industry saw earnings growing at 22.6% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 14.5% per year. University Press's return on equity is 11.9%, and it has net margins of 11.8%.

Key information

9.02%

Earnings growth rate

8.96%

EPS growth rate

Media Industry Growth9.42%
Revenue growth rate14.51%
Return on equity11.95%
Net Margin11.80%
Last Earnings Update31 Mar 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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

Earnings and Revenue History

NGSE:UPL Revenue, expenses and earnings (NGN Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Mar 253,4024011,8280
31 Dec 243,2771272,0810
30 Sep 243,0811801,9220
30 Jun 242,513-2261,8080
31 Mar 242,632-1581,7370
31 Dec 232,5311481,2590
30 Sep 232,5111571,1990
30 Jun 232,2422081,1320
31 Mar 232,1681421,1560
31 Dec 222,3361731,1070
30 Sep 222,4843231,0610
30 Jun 222,3231931,0510
31 Mar 222,3062071,0340
31 Dec 212,4493311,0830
30 Sep 212,6953711,1430
30 Jun 211,521-179630
31 Mar 211,419578270
31 Dec 201,149-1038390
30 Sep 20703-3198300
30 Jun 202,0531931,0150
31 Mar 202,0661271,0860
31 Dec 191,986571,1210
30 Sep 192,2111411,1580
30 Jun 192,03691,1750
31 Mar 192,3161091,1700
31 Dec 182,2882531,0500
30 Sep 182,1602849580
30 Jun 182,0442558970
31 Mar 181,8012078710
31 Dec 171,8181607820
30 Sep 171,7371068300
30 Jun 171,6301228130
31 Mar 171,6081187900
31 Dec 161,5981178660
30 Sep 161,6051087950
30 Jun 161,437567460
31 Mar 161,472737510
31 Dec 151,435478160
30 Sep 151,545918360
30 Jun 151,6291188380
31 Mar 151,7281368550
31 Dec 142,0011708240
30 Sep 142,3202448170

Quality Earnings: UPL has a high level of non-cash earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: UPL became profitable in the past.

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: UPL's earnings have grown by 9% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: UPL has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: UPL has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Media industry (3%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: UPL's Return on Equity (11.9%) 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 Analysis2025/07/06 22:15
End of Day Share Price 2025/07/04 00:00
Earnings2025/03/31
Annual Earnings2025/03/31

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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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