Palfinger Past Earnings Performance

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Palfinger has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 12.2%, while the Machinery industry saw earnings growing at 15.6% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 10.3% per year. Palfinger's return on equity is 16%, and it has net margins of 4.5%.

Key information

12.2%

Earnings growth rate

14.9%

EPS growth rate

Machinery Industry Growth	8.8%
Revenue growth rate	10.3%
Return on equity	16.0%
Net Margin	4.5%
Next Earnings Update	05 Mar 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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

Earnings and Revenue History

OTCPK:PLFR.F Revenue, expenses and earnings (EUR Millions)
Date	Revenue	Earnings	G+A Expenses	R&D Expenses
30 Sep 24	2,392	108	361	66
30 Jun 24	2,406	113	359	70
31 Mar 24	2,433	115	358	71
31 Dec 23	2,446	108	350	70
30 Sep 23	2,444	109	342	68
30 Jun 23	2,402	95	333	64
31 Mar 23	2,332	83	321	63
31 Dec 22	2,226	71	311	61
30 Sep 22	2,085	68	302	68
30 Jun 22	1,996	70	291	63
31 Mar 22	1,921	76	284	60
31 Dec 21	1,842	87	277	56
30 Sep 21	1,769	89	236	46
30 Jun 21	1,688	91	250	51
31 Mar 21	1,547	59	236	46
31 Dec 20	1,534	50	236	46
30 Sep 20	1,556	48	260	39
30 Jun 20	1,590	52	248	39
31 Mar 20	1,706	74	260	39
31 Dec 19	1,754	80	260	39
30 Sep 19	1,734	73	245	34
30 Jun 19	1,707	66	260	37
31 Mar 19	1,662	61	245	34
31 Dec 18	1,616	58	245	34
30 Sep 18	1,561	50	236	33
30 Jun 18	1,519	-15	234	32
31 Mar 18	1,503	51	229	31
31 Dec 17	1,471	-11	227	29
30 Sep 17	1,454	62	225	27
30 Jun 17	1,445	60	222	27
31 Mar 17	1,400	62	216	27
31 Dec 16	1,357	61	207	27
30 Sep 16	1,328	66	199	26
30 Jun 16	1,289	70	191	25
31 Mar 16	1,256	69	185	25
31 Dec 15	1,230	64	179	24
30 Sep 15	1,180	54	176	24
30 Jun 15	1,138	48	170	25
31 Mar 15	1,092	41	167	25
31 Dec 14	1,063	38	164	25
30 Sep 14	1,047	42	159	23
30 Jun 14	1,037	44	157	23
31 Mar 14	1,019	45	153	23
31 Dec 13	981	44	151	22

Quality Earnings: PLFR.F has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: PLFR.F's current net profit margins (4.5%) are higher than last year (4.5%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: PLFR.F's earnings have grown by 12.2% per year over the past 5 years.

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

Earnings vs Industry: PLFR.F had negative earnings growth (-1.5%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Machinery industry average (14.6%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: PLFR.F's Return on Equity (16%) 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	2024/12/28 11:03
End of Day Share Price	2024/11/08 00:00
Earnings	2024/09/30
Annual Earnings	2023/12/31

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Analyst Sources

Palfinger AG is covered by 13 analysts. 3 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
Julia Scheufler	Berenberg
Lasse Stueben	Berenberg
Hans-Joachim Heimbuerger	CA Cheuvreux