Abrdn Japan Equity Fund Inc

NYSE:JEQ Stock Report

Market Cap: US$81.2m

Abrdn Japan Equity Fund Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

Abrdn Japan Equity Fund's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -11.3%, while the Capital Markets industry saw earnings growing at 9.7% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 0.2% per year. Abrdn Japan Equity Fund's return on equity is 7.4%, and it has net margins of 348.2%.

Key information

-11.3%

Earnings growth rate

-11.2%

EPS growth rate

Capital Markets Industry Growth10.3%
Revenue growth rate0.2%
Return on equity7.4%
Net Margin348.2%
Last Earnings Update31 Oct 2023

Recent past performance updates

No updates

Recent updates

abrdn Japan Equity Fund declares $0.10 dividend

Feb 10

Japan Equity Fund dividend declines by 9% to $0.10

Nov 10

Japan Equity Fund declares $0.11 dividend

Sep 30

Japan Equity Fund: Reasons To Pursue, And Reasons To Avoid

Apr 29

Japan Equity Fund declares $0.43469 dividend

Dec 21

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
Beta

How Abrdn Japan Equity Fund makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:JEQ Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Oct 232610
31 Jul 232310
30 Apr 232-110
31 Jan 232-2310
31 Oct 222-4410
31 Jul 222-3510
30 Apr 222-2610
31 Jan 222-410
31 Oct 2121810
31 Jul 2122510
30 Apr 2123210
31 Jan 2122310
31 Oct 2021510
31 Jul 202810
30 Apr 202210
31 Jan 202710
31 Oct 1921310
31 Jul 192-110
30 Apr 192-1610
31 Jan 192-1610
31 Oct 182-1510
31 Jul 182210
30 Apr 1822010
31 Jan 1821710
31 Oct 1721510
31 Jul 1721310
30 Apr 1721210
31 Jan 1721310
31 Oct 1621510
31 Jul 162610
30 Apr 162-310
31 Jan 162210
31 Oct 152710
31 Jul 1521610
30 Apr 1522610
31 Jan 1521910
31 Oct 1421210
31 Jul 142610
30 Apr 142110
31 Jan 1421410
31 Oct 1322810
31 Jul 1322310

Quality Earnings: JEQ has a large one-off gain of $5.3M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 31st October, 2023.

Growing Profit Margin: JEQ became profitable in the past.


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: JEQ has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by -11.3% per year.

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

Earnings vs Industry: JEQ 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: JEQ's Return on Equity (7.4%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed

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