QST International Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 5/6

QST International has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 22%, while the Machinery industry saw earnings growing at 10.6% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 7.7% per year. QST International's return on equity is 9.9%, and it has net margins of 5.6%.

Key information

22.0%

Earnings growth rate

20.3%

EPS growth rate

Machinery Industry Growth	10.0%
Revenue growth rate	7.7%
Return on equity	9.9%
Net Margin	5.6%
Last Earnings Update	30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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

Earnings and Revenue History

TPEX:8349A Revenue, expenses and earnings (TWD Millions)
Date	Revenue	Earnings	G+A Expenses	R&D Expenses
30 Sep 24	13,122	740	1,591	60
30 Jun 24	12,944	711	1,571	33
31 Mar 24	12,736	617	1,490	34
31 Dec 23	12,238	455	1,423	34
30 Sep 23	11,783	381	1,461	35
30 Jun 23	11,738	461	1,468	35
31 Mar 23	11,278	460	1,471	35
31 Dec 22	11,476	570	1,542	33
30 Sep 22	11,220	582	1,573	29
30 Jun 22	10,678	446	1,537	27
31 Mar 22	10,589	407	1,527	26
31 Dec 21	10,193	360	1,446	26
30 Sep 21	10,193	404	1,444	27
30 Jun 21	10,072	476	1,400	27
31 Mar 21	9,311	377	1,345	25
31 Dec 20	8,824	293	1,325	25
30 Sep 20	8,611	196	1,277	24
30 Jun 20	8,653	99	1,310	23
31 Mar 20	9,376	164	1,395	25
31 Dec 19	9,925	251	1,444	25
30 Sep 19	10,053	300	1,462	38
30 Jun 19	10,284	429	1,492	50
31 Mar 19	10,735	562	1,504	60
31 Dec 18	10,840	627	1,509	70
30 Sep 18	10,959	686	1,524	71
30 Jun 18	10,913	679	1,485	69
31 Mar 18	10,544	690	1,405	68
31 Dec 17	10,345	689	1,384	65
30 Sep 17	10,156	661	1,363	73
30 Jun 17	9,980	605	1,404	70
31 Mar 17	10,046	547	1,481	70
31 Dec 16	10,016	502	1,516	68
30 Sep 16	9,948	415	1,567	55
30 Jun 16	9,769	434	1,522	53
31 Mar 16	9,668	474	1,481	51
31 Dec 15	9,697	494	1,405	50
30 Sep 15	9,778	535	1,321	52
30 Jun 15	9,686	464	1,376	51
31 Mar 15	8,273	378	1,174	40
31 Dec 14	6,839	331	1,004	29
30 Sep 14	5,343	281	849	14
30 Jun 14	4,188	281	586	4
31 Mar 14	4,118	269	579	5
31 Dec 13	3,937	227	565	4

Quality Earnings: 8349A has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: 8349A's current net profit margins (5.6%) are higher than last year (3.2%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: 8349A's earnings have grown significantly by 22% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: 8349A's earnings growth over the past year (94.1%) exceeds its 5-year average (22% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: 8349A earnings growth over the past year (94.1%) exceeded the Machinery industry 14.6%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: 8349A's Return on Equity (9.9%) 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	2024/12/24 17:41
End of Day Share Price	2024/12/24 00:00
Earnings	2024/09/30
Annual Earnings	2023/12/31

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Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
Management	10 years	Leadership team Board of directors	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

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Analyst Sources

QST International Corp. is covered by 4 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

Analyst	Institution
Sheng-Kuo Shih	Jih Sun Securities Investment Consulting Co., Ltd.
null null	KGI Securities Co. Ltd.
Chien-An Lai	KGI Securities Co. Ltd.