Polar Capital Technology Trust plc

OTCPK:PLCQ.F Stock Report

Market Cap: US$4.3b

Polar Capital Technology Trust Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

Polar Capital Technology Trust's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -23.1%, while the Capital Markets industry saw earnings growing at 9.7% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 22.7% per year. Polar Capital Technology Trust's return on equity is 16.5%, and it has net margins of 94.2%.

Key information

-23.1%

Earnings growth rate

-23.0%

EPS growth rate

Capital Markets Industry Growth10.3%
Revenue growth rate-22.7%
Return on equity16.5%
Net Margin94.2%
Last Earnings Update31 Oct 2023

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
Beta

How Polar Capital Technology Trust makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

OTCPK:PLCQ.F Revenue, expenses and earnings (GBP Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Oct 23540509240
31 Jul 23227202230
30 Apr 23-87-105230
31 Jan 23-508-516250
31 Oct 22-928-926260
31 Jul 22-586-593280
30 Apr 22-244-259300
31 Jan 22289268240
31 Oct 21822794180
31 Jul 21959929220
30 Apr 211,0971,064250
31 Jan 211,0521,021290
31 Oct 201,007977330
31 Jul 20693669270
30 Apr 20378360200
31 Jan 20347325210
31 Oct 19316291220
31 Jul 19362337230
30 Apr 19408384230
31 Jan 19303278240
31 Oct 18198173250
31 Jul 18256229250
30 Apr 18314285250
31 Jan 18348324210
31 Oct 17381363170
31 Jul 17419406140
30 Apr 17456450110
31 Jan 17396391100
31 Oct 1633533290
31 Jul 1617617090
30 Apr 1617890
31 Jan 16534490
31 Oct 15898080
31 Jul 1514113380
30 Apr 1519418680
31 Jan 1515314670
31 Oct 1411210560
31 Jul 14908270
30 Apr 14685870
31 Jan 14988970
31 Oct 1312912070
31 Jul 13817360

Quality Earnings: PLCQ.F has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: PLCQ.F became profitable in the past.


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: PLCQ.F's earnings have declined by 23.1% per year over the past 5 years.

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

Earnings vs Industry: PLCQ.F 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: PLCQ.F's Return on Equity (16.5%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed

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