Nation Media Group Past Earnings Performance

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Nation Media Group's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -31.3%, while the Media industry saw earnings growing at 13.4% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 9.9% per year. Nation Media Group's return on equity is 3.8%, and it has net margins of 4.3%.

Key information

-31.3%

Earnings growth rate

-32.6%

EPS growth rate

Media Industry Growth	12.4%
Revenue growth rate	-9.9%
Return on equity	3.8%
Net Margin	4.3%
Last Earnings Update	31 Dec 2022

Recent past performance updates

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Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Nation Media Group makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

DAR:NMG Revenue, expenses and earnings (KES Millions)
Date	Revenue	Earnings	G+A Expenses
31 Dec 22	7,298	315	4,087
31 Dec 21	7,614	492	4,318
30 Sep 21	7,441	602	4,287
30 Jun 21	7,269	713	4,228
31 Mar 21	7,041	380	4,228
31 Dec 20	6,813	48	4,247
30 Sep 20	7,274	58	4,318
30 Jun 20	7,734	65	4,592
31 Mar 20	8,393	457	4,592
31 Dec 19	9,051	849	4,390
30 Sep 19	9,184	918	4,535
30 Jun 19	9,318	987	4,680
31 Mar 19	9,489	1,049	4,680
31 Dec 18	9,661	1,112	4,680
30 Sep 18	9,967	1,063	4,811
30 Jun 18	10,274	1,014	4,943
31 Mar 18	10,449	1,160	4,943
31 Dec 17	10,625	1,305	4,943
30 Sep 17	10,795	1,499	5,145
30 Jun 17	10,964	1,694	1,485
31 Mar 17	11,145	1,690	1,485
31 Dec 16	11,325	1,686	5,347
30 Sep 16	11,595	1,848	3,376
30 Jun 16	11,864	2,011	1,404
31 Mar 16	12,102	2,117	1,404
31 Dec 15	12,340	2,223	1,404
30 Sep 15	12,677	2,250	1,430
30 Jun 15	13,015	2,403	1,455
31 Mar 15	13,183	2,434	1,455
31 Dec 14	13,351	2,464	1,455
30 Sep 14	13,372	2,544	1,463
30 Jun 14	13,392	2,561	1,470
31 Mar 14	13,383	2,545	1,470
31 Dec 13	13,374	2,529	1,470
30 Sep 13	13,152	2,616	1,464
30 Jun 13	12,931	2,704	1,457
31 Mar 13	12,639	2,604	1,457
31 Dec 12	12,347	2,504	1,457

Quality Earnings: NMG has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: NMG's current net profit margins (4.3%) are lower than last year (6.5%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: NMG's earnings have declined by 31.3% per year over the past 5 years.

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

Earnings vs Industry: NMG had negative earnings growth (-35.9%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Media industry average (-4.8%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: NMG's Return on Equity (3.8%) 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	2023/11/07 16:50
End of Day Share Price	2023/08/10 00:00
Earnings	2022/12/31
Annual Earnings	2022/12/31

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Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
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Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

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Analyst Sources

Nation Media Group PLC is covered by 5 analysts. 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
Tracy Kivunyu	African Alliance
Victor Koech	AIB-AXYS Africa Limited
Alexander Muiruri	Faida Investment Bank Limited