Flowers Foods Past Earnings Performance
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Flowers Foods has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 5.5%, while the Food industry saw earnings growing at 11.6% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 4.9% per year. Flowers Foods's return on equity is 9.1%, and it has net margins of 2.4%.
Key information
5.5%
Earnings growth rate
5.4%
EPS growth rate
| Food Industry Growth | 16.0% |
| Revenue growth rate | 4.9% |
| Return on equity | 9.1% |
| Net Margin | 2.4% |
| Next Earnings Update | 16 May 2024 |
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Flowers Foods, Inc.'s (NYSE:FLO) Earnings Haven't Escaped The Attention Of Investors
Apr 26
Investors Will Want Flowers Foods' (NYSE:FLO) Growth In ROCE To Persist
Apr 12Flowers Foods: Too Cheap To Ignore
Feb 29Flowers Foods' (NYSE:FLO) Conservative Accounting Might Explain Soft Earnings
Feb 15Investors Still Waiting For A Pull Back In Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE:FLO)
Jan 24These 4 Measures Indicate That Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well
Jan 03Flowers Foods: Stable Prospects, Stretched Valuation
Dec 26Slowing Rates Of Return At Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) Leave Little Room For Excitement
Dec 12Flowers Foods' (NYSE:FLO) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year
Nov 19Flowers Foods: A Healthy Dividend, With Shares Near A Strong Entry Point
Oct 24Flowers Foods: The Valuation Remains Unattractive Despite The Sell-Off
Aug 31Here's Why Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly
Aug 18Estimating The Fair Value Of Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE:FLO)
Aug 03Investors Met With Slowing Returns on Capital At Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO)
Jul 18Flower Foods: Baked After A Tough Quarter
Jun 15Flowers Foods: Margins Under Pressure
Jun 06We Think Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt
May 02A Look At The Fair Value Of Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE:FLO)
Apr 17The Returns At Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) Aren't Growing
Mar 21Should You Be Adding Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) To Your Watchlist Today?
Mar 06Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To $0.22
Feb 20Flowers Foods declares $0.22 dividend
Feb 17Flowers Foods Non-GAAP EPS of $0.23 in-line, revenue of $1.08B misses by $20M
Feb 09Flowers Foods: Serving Up Tasty Dividend Treats
Jan 16Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet
Jan 05Flower Foods to acquire Papa Pita Bakery in Utah
Dec 13Is Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE:FLO) Trading At A 40% Discount?
Nov 24Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) Hasn't Managed To Accelerate Its Returns
Nov 11Flowers Foods: Stable Business, But Returns Look Stale
Nov 07Flowers Foods: Not As Tasty As It Was Previously
Oct 24Is Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) A Risky Investment?
Sep 27Flowers Foods declares $0.22 dividend
Aug 19Flowers Foods Non-GAAP EPS of $0.31 beats by $0.04, revenue of $1.13B beats by $10M
Aug 11Flowers Foods, Inc.'s (NYSE:FLO) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 95% Above Its Share Price
Jun 28We Think Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt
Jun 14Flowers Foods: This Bread Is Above The Right Price
May 31Flowers Foods' (NYSE:FLO) Dividend Will Be Increased To US$0.22
May 30Slowing Rates Of Return At Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) Leave Little Room For Excitement
May 13Revenue & Expenses BreakdownBeta
How Flowers Foods 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Dec 23 | 5,091 | 123 | 1,957 | 0 |
| 07 Oct 23 | 5,044 | 136 | 1,916 | 0 |
| 15 Jul 23 | 5,003 | 224 | 1,878 | 0 |
| 22 Apr 23 | 4,904 | 214 | 1,832 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 22 | 4,806 | 228 | 1,795 | 0 |
| 08 Oct 22 | 4,707 | 219 | 1,770 | 0 |
| 16 Jul 22 | 4,576 | 217 | 1,742 | 0 |
| 23 Apr 22 | 4,465 | 220 | 1,710 | 0 |
| 01 Jan 22 | 4,331 | 206 | 1,716 | 0 |
| 09 Oct 21 | 4,370 | 223 | 1,667 | 0 |
| 17 Jul 21 | 4,332 | 228 | 1,652 | 0 |
| 24 Apr 21 | 4,341 | 230 | 1,652 | 0 |
| 02 Jan 21 | 4,388 | 152 | 1,678 | 0 |
| 03 Oct 20 | 4,283 | 99 | 1,633 | 0 |
| 11 Jul 20 | 4,260 | 98 | 1,618 | 0 |
| 18 Apr 20 | 4,210 | 93 | 1,588 | 0 |
| 28 Dec 19 | 4,124 | 165 | 1,577 | 0 |
| 05 Oct 19 | 4,087 | 183 | 1,536 | 0 |
| 13 Jul 19 | 4,044 | 179 | 1,514 | 0 |
| 20 Apr 19 | 4,009 | 172 | 1,502 | 0 |
| 29 Dec 18 | 3,952 | 157 | 1,493 | 0 |
| 06 Oct 18 | 3,945 | 215 | 1,461 | 0 |
| 14 Jul 18 | 3,954 | 142 | 1,465 | 0 |
| 21 Apr 18 | 3,940 | 141 | 1,461 | 0 |
| 30 Dec 17 | 3,921 | 150 | 1,460 | 0 |
| 07 Oct 17 | 3,916 | 85 | 1,461 | 0 |
| 15 Jul 17 | 3,902 | 158 | 1,455 | 0 |
| 22 Apr 17 | 3,910 | 165 | 1,448 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 16 | 3,927 | 164 | 1,447 | 0 |
| 08 Oct 16 | 3,917 | 183 | 1,436 | 0 |
| 16 Jul 16 | 3,883 | 187 | 1,416 | 0 |
| 23 Apr 16 | 3,837 | 187 | 1,396 | 0 |
| 02 Jan 16 | 3,779 | 189 | 1,375 | 0 |
| 10 Oct 15 | 3,797 | 185 | 1,390 | 0 |
| 18 Jul 15 | 3,757 | 186 | 1,375 | 0 |
| 25 Apr 15 | 3,741 | 176 | 1,372 | 0 |
| 03 Jan 15 | 3,749 | 176 | 1,368 | 0 |
| 04 Oct 14 | 3,697 | 186 | 1,323 | 0 |
| 12 Jul 14 | 3,730 | 176 | 1,338 | 0 |
| 19 Apr 14 | 3,756 | 180 | 1,349 | 0 |
| 28 Dec 13 | 3,733 | 231 | 1,340 | 0 |
| 05 Oct 13 | 3,657 | 231 | 1,327 | 0 |
| 13 Jul 13 | 3,496 | 228 | 1,259 | 0 |
Quality Earnings: FLO has a large one-off loss of $177.2M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 30th December, 2023.
Growing Profit Margin: FLO's current net profit margins (2.4%) are lower than last year (4.8%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: FLO's earnings have grown by 5.5% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: FLO's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: FLO had negative earnings growth (-45.9%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Food industry average (8%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: FLO's Return on Equity (9.1%) is considered low.