The Swiss Helvetia Fund Inc.

NYSE:SWZ Stock Report

Market Cap: US$104.4m

Swiss Helvetia Fund Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

Swiss Helvetia Fund has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 0.3%, while the Capital Markets industry saw earnings growing at 9.1% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 12.8% per year. Swiss Helvetia Fund's return on equity is 14.8%, and it has net margins of 639.8%.

Key information

0.3%

Earnings growth rate

14.0%

EPS growth rate

Capital Markets Industry Growth10.3%
Revenue growth rate-12.8%
Return on equity14.8%
Net Margin639.8%
Last Earnings Update31 Dec 2023

Recent past performance updates

No updates

Recent updates

Swiss Helvetia Fund: High Yield, Quality Swiss Stocks At A Discount To Net Asset Value

May 03

Swiss Helvetia Fund: A Pricey Play On A Region Poised For Near-Term Underperformance

Jan 28

Swiss Helvetia Fund declines dividend by 26.2% to $0.1229

Dec 12

Swiss Helvetia Fund declares $0.1665 dividend

Sep 08

Swiss Helvetia Fund declares $0.13755 dividend

Nov 25

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Swiss Helvetia Fund makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:SWZ Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Dec 2331920
30 Sep 2332020
30 Jun 2332020
31 Mar 233-420
31 Dec 223-2720
30 Sep 223-2520
30 Jun 223-2320
31 Mar 223-120
31 Dec 2132220
30 Sep 2132620
30 Jun 2133120
31 Mar 2132420
31 Dec 2031720
30 Sep 2031120
30 Jun 203520
31 Mar 2031520
31 Dec 1932520
30 Sep 1931730
30 Jun 194930
31 Mar 196-940
31 Dec 188-2840
30 Sep 187-2050
30 Jun 187-1250
31 Mar 1882850
31 Dec 1786850
30 Sep 1786440
30 Jun 1796040
31 Mar 1782640
31 Dec 168-840
30 Sep 168-1640
30 Jun 168-2340
31 Mar 168-840
31 Dec 157840
30 Sep 157-550
30 Jun 157-1750
31 Mar 158-1460
31 Dec 148-1060
30 Sep 1484460
30 Jun 1489860
31 Mar 14810360
31 Dec 13910860
30 Sep 1389660
30 Jun 1388360

Quality Earnings: SWZ has a large one-off gain of $17.6M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 31st December, 2023.

Growing Profit Margin: SWZ became profitable in the past.


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: SWZ has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 0.3% per year.

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

Earnings vs Industry: SWZ has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Capital Markets industry (6.2%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: SWZ's Return on Equity (14.8%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed

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