John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II Past Earnings Performance
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John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -34.5%, while the Capital Markets industry saw earnings growing at 9.7% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 2.3% per year. John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II's return on equity is 0.4%, and it has net margins of 3.8%.
Key information
-34.5%
Earnings growth rate
-34.5%
EPS growth rate
| Capital Markets Industry Growth | 10.3% |
| Revenue growth rate | -2.3% |
| Return on equity | 0.4% |
| Net Margin | 3.8% |
| Last Earnings Update | 31 Jan 2024 |
Recent past performance updates
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Recent updates
HPF: Very Good Fixed-Income Fund, But Could Be Overpriced
Apr 05HPF: Take Some Gains, But Do Not Abandon This CEF Completely
Jan 16John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II: Why Investors Should Consider A Switch
Sep 27HPF: Attractive 8.5% Yield, But May Not Be Sustainable
Feb 02John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II declares $0.1235 dividend
Jan 04John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II goes ex-dividend tomorrow
Dec 08John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II declares $0.1235 dividend
Nov 03John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II declares $0.1235 dividend
Oct 03John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II declares $0.1235 dividend
Sep 01John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II declares $0.1235 dividend
Aug 02John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II declares $0.1235 dividend
Jul 05HPF: Preferred Shares And Corporate Bonds CEF
Feb 09John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II declares $0.1235 dividend
May 07John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II declares $0.1235 dividend
Feb 01John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II declares $0.1235 dividend
Jan 04John Hancock Preferred CEFs Relatively Cheap, For A Reason?
Dec 04John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II declares $0.1235 dividend
Dec 01Revenue & Expenses BreakdownBeta
How John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II 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 Jan 24 | 39 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 31 Oct 23 | 38 | -12 | 4 | 0 |
| 31 Jul 23 | 38 | -25 | 4 | 0 |
| 30 Apr 23 | 38 | -23 | 5 | 0 |
| 31 Jan 23 | 37 | -21 | 5 | 0 |
| 31 Oct 22 | 37 | -24 | 5 | 0 |
| 31 Jul 22 | 36 | -27 | 5 | 0 |
| 30 Apr 22 | 36 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 31 Jan 22 | 36 | 36 | 5 | 0 |
| 31 Oct 21 | 36 | 60 | 5 | 0 |
| 31 Jul 21 | 37 | 84 | 5 | 0 |
| 30 Apr 21 | 37 | 34 | 5 | 0 |
| 31 Jan 21 | 37 | -16 | 5 | 0 |
| 31 Oct 20 | 38 | -23 | 5 | 0 |
| 31 Jul 20 | 40 | -31 | 5 | 0 |
| 30 Apr 20 | 40 | 17 | 5 | 0 |
| 31 Jan 20 | 41 | 66 | 6 | 0 |
| 31 Oct 19 | 41 | 51 | 6 | 0 |
| 31 Jul 19 | 41 | 35 | 5 | 0 |
| 30 Apr 19 | 41 | 27 | 5 | 0 |
| 31 Jan 19 | 42 | 19 | 5 | 0 |
| 31 Oct 18 | 42 | 19 | 6 | 0 |
| 31 Jul 18 | 43 | 19 | 6 | 0 |
| 30 Apr 18 | 44 | 24 | 6 | 0 |
| 31 Jan 18 | 45 | 29 | 6 | 0 |
| 31 Oct 17 | 44 | 25 | 6 | 0 |
| 31 Jul 17 | 43 | 21 | 6 | 0 |
| 30 Apr 17 | 43 | 26 | 6 | 0 |
| 31 Jan 17 | 43 | 32 | 6 | 0 |
| 31 Oct 16 | 42 | 44 | 6 | 0 |
| 31 Jul 16 | 42 | 57 | 6 | 0 |
| 30 Apr 16 | 42 | 40 | 6 | 0 |
| 31 Jan 16 | 42 | 23 | 6 | 0 |
| 31 Oct 15 | 42 | 33 | 6 | 0 |
| 31 Jul 15 | 43 | 42 | 6 | 0 |
| 30 Apr 15 | 43 | 64 | 6 | 0 |
| 31 Jan 15 | 42 | 85 | 6 | 0 |
| 31 Oct 14 | 42 | 69 | 6 | 0 |
| 31 Jul 14 | 42 | 54 | 5 | 0 |
| 30 Apr 14 | 43 | 20 | 6 | 0 |
| 31 Jan 14 | 43 | -14 | 6 | 0 |
| 31 Oct 13 | 44 | -5 | 6 | 0 |
| 31 Jul 13 | 44 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
Quality Earnings: HPF has a large one-off loss of $24.0M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 31st January, 2024.
Growing Profit Margin: HPF became profitable in the past.
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: HPF's earnings have declined by 34.5% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: HPF has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: HPF has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Capital Markets industry (3.3%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: HPF's Return on Equity (0.4%) is considered low.