Merit Packaging Past Earnings Performance
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Merit Packaging has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 25.9%, while the Packaging industry saw earnings growing at 21.6% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 24.9% per year.
Key information
25.9%
Earnings growth rate
36.0%
EPS growth rate
| Packaging Industry Growth | 21.9% |
| Revenue growth rate | 24.9% |
| Return on equity | -3.8% |
| Net Margin | -1.7% |
| Last Earnings Update | 31 Mar 2024 |
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How Merit Packaging makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
| Date | Revenue | Earnings | G+A Expenses | R&D Expenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 24 | 6,884 | -118 | 223 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 23 | 6,866 | -135 | 204 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 23 | 6,703 | -157 | 193 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 23 | 6,341 | -137 | 191 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 23 | 5,784 | -145 | 190 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 22 | 5,278 | -137 | 186 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 22 | 4,702 | -108 | 179 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 22 | 4,182 | -168 | 166 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 22 | 3,839 | -256 | 161 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 21 | 3,482 | -322 | 145 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 21 | 3,134 | -457 | 133 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 21 | 2,903 | -565 | 133 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 21 | 2,773 | -592 | 124 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 20 | 2,394 | -699 | 129 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 20 | 2,312 | -706 | 137 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 20 | 2,158 | -693 | 129 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 20 | 2,130 | -660 | 133 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 19 | 2,455 | -532 | 131 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 19 | 2,731 | -396 | 126 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 19 | 2,860 | -311 | 127 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 19 | 2,954 | -193 | 154 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 18 | 2,886 | -125 | 147 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 18 | 2,524 | -76 | 135 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 18 | 2,450 | -8 | 127 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 18 | 2,220 | 39 | 89 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 17 | 1,976 | 37 | 84 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 17 | 1,938 | 33 | 83 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 17 | 1,801 | 33 | 79 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 17 | 1,735 | -1 | 76 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 16 | 1,679 | 3 | 72 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 16 | 1,584 | 3 | 68 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 16 | 1,607 | 3 | 69 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 16 | 1,686 | 14 | 67 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 15 | 1,841 | 17 | 67 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 15 | 2,006 | 19 | 65 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 15 | 2,023 | 15 | 62 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 15 | 2,064 | 2 | 62 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 14 | 2,012 | -1 | 60 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 14 | 1,928 | -9 | 58 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 14 | 1,885 | -11 | 57 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 14 | 1,684 | -32 | 53 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 13 | 1,568 | -42 | 52 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 13 | 1,473 | -58 | 54 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 13 | 1,389 | -89 | 55 | 0 |
Quality Earnings: MERIT is currently unprofitable.
Growing Profit Margin: MERIT is currently unprofitable.
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: MERIT is unprofitable, but has reduced losses over the past 5 years at a rate of 25.9% per year.
Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare MERIT's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable
Earnings vs Industry: MERIT is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Packaging industry (7.4%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: MERIT has a negative Return on Equity (-3.81%), as it is currently unprofitable.