L.J. Williams Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

L.J. Williams's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -9.8%, while the Retail Distributors industry saw earnings growing at 14% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 4.7% per year. L.J. Williams's return on equity is 0.7%, and it has net margins of 0.5%.

Key information

-9.8%

Earnings growth rate

-8.8%

EPS growth rate

Retail Distributors Industry Growth	14.9%
Revenue growth rate	4.7%
Return on equity	0.7%
Net Margin	0.5%
Last Earnings Update	30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

No updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How L.J. Williams makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

TTSE:LJWP Revenue, expenses and earnings (TTD Millions)
Date	Revenue	Earnings	G+A Expenses
30 Sep 24	166	1	52
30 Jun 24	169	1	52
31 Mar 24	171	0	52
30 Sep 23	180	-1	47
30 Jun 23	182	3	47
31 Mar 23	178	6	47
31 Dec 22	174	10	40
30 Sep 22	167	9	40
30 Jun 22	161	7	40
31 Mar 22	153	7	40
31 Dec 21	151	9	42
30 Sep 21	150	9	42
30 Jun 21	149	9	0
31 Mar 21	151	8	42
31 Dec 20	151	7	40
30 Sep 20	146	5	40
30 Jun 20	146	4	40
31 Mar 20	147	5	40
31 Dec 19	144	1	43
30 Sep 19	139	1	43
30 Jun 19	139	2	43
31 Mar 19	141	2	43
31 Dec 18	142	10	33
30 Sep 18	137	9	33
30 Jun 18	133	8	33
31 Mar 18	130	7	33
31 Dec 17	128	7	33
30 Sep 17	122	4	33
30 Jun 17	119	3	33
31 Mar 17	115	2	33
31 Dec 16	110	2	29
30 Sep 16	110	2	29
30 Jun 16	109	2	29
31 Mar 16	106	1	29
31 Dec 15	108	0	29
30 Sep 15	104	0	29
30 Jun 15	101	-1	29
31 Mar 15	102	0	29
31 Dec 14	104	4	27
30 Sep 14	103	4	27
30 Jun 14	103	6	27
31 Mar 14	103	7	27
31 Dec 13	98	1	26

Quality Earnings: LJWP has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: LJWP became profitable in the past.

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: LJWP's earnings have declined by 9.8% per year over the past 5 years.

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

Earnings vs Industry: LJWP has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Retail Distributors industry (1.7%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: LJWP's Return on Equity (0.7%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2024/12/22 06:07
End of Day Share Price	2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings	2024/09/30
Annual Earnings	2024/03/31

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