Central Securities Corporation

NYSEAM:CET Stock Report

Market Cap: US$1.3b

Central Securities Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 4/6

Central Securities has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 0.08%, while the Capital Markets industry saw earnings growing at 7.1% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 0.6% per year. Central Securities's return on equity is 19.6%, and it has net margins of 1253.3%.

Key information

0.08%

Earnings growth rate

-1.9%

EPS growth rate

Capital Markets Industry Growth10.3%
Revenue growth rate0.6%
Return on equity19.6%
Net Margin1,253.3%
Last Earnings Update30 Jun 2024

Recent past performance updates

No updates

Recent updates

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Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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


Earnings and Revenue History

NYSEAM:CET Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Jun 242329370
31 Mar 242225870
31 Dec 232122470
30 Sep 231920060
30 Jun 231617560
31 Mar 2319860
31 Dec 2221-15960
30 Sep 2224-15860
30 Jun 2228-15770
31 Mar 22289870
31 Dec 212935470
30 Sep 212839660
30 Jun 212743860
31 Mar 212625660
31 Dec 20247460
30 Sep 20233560
30 Jun 2022-360
31 Mar 202012460
31 Dec 191825160
30 Sep 191818460
30 Jun 191911760
31 Mar 19194160
31 Dec 1819-3460
30 Sep 18184360
30 Jun 181612160
31 Mar 181414560
31 Dec 171316960
30 Sep 171216650
30 Jun 171116350
31 Mar 171113850
31 Dec 161011350
30 Sep 16106450
30 Jun 1691550
31 Mar 169-150
31 Dec 158-1740
30 Sep 158-1740
30 Jun 158-1740
31 Mar 157740
31 Dec 1473040
30 Sep 1478140
30 Jun 14813240
31 Mar 14713750

Quality Earnings: CET has a large one-off gain of $277.1M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 30th June, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: CET's current net profit margins are higher than last year .


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: CET's earnings have grown by 0.08% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: CET's earnings growth over the past year (67%) exceeds its 5-year average (0.08% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: CET earnings growth over the past year (67%) exceeded the Capital Markets industry 12.8%.


Return on Equity

High ROE: CET's Return on Equity (19.6%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/02 20:54
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/31 00:00
Earnings2024/06/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Central Securities Corporation is covered by 0 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

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