Discovery has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 27.2%, while the Insurance industry saw earnings growing at 13.7% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 2.6% per year. Discovery's return on equity is 13%, and it has net margins of 9.9%.
Key information
27.23%
Earnings growth rate
27.06%
EPS growth rate
Insurance Industry Growth
8.02%
Revenue growth rate
2.59%
Return on equity
13.02%
Net Margin
9.88%
Last Earnings Update
31 Dec 2024
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How Discovery makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
OTCPK:DCYH.F Revenue, expenses and earnings (ZAR Millions)
Date
Revenue
Earnings
G+A Expenses
R&D Expenses
31 Dec 24
82,729
8,177
20,681
0
30 Sep 24
81,192
7,658
20,216
0
30 Jun 24
79,654
7,138
19,750
0
31 Mar 24
76,705
6,721
15,640
0
31 Dec 23
74,698
6,367
15,734
0
30 Sep 23
72,733
6,376
17,022
0
30 Jun 23
70,768
6,384
18,310
0
31 Mar 23
62,944
5,868
21,846
0
31 Dec 22
55,119
5,352
25,381
0
30 Sep 22
61,530
5,387
25,266
0
30 Jun 22
67,940
5,422
25,151
0
31 Mar 22
76,105
5,008
24,502
0
31 Dec 21
83,800
4,593
23,852
0
30 Sep 21
80,966
3,875
23,345
0
30 Jun 21
78,131
3,157
22,838
0
31 Mar 21
74,331
1,529
22,436
0
31 Dec 20
70,531
-99
22,034
0
30 Sep 20
67,565
-1
22,037
0
30 Jun 20
64,598
97
22,040
0
31 Mar 20
65,221
3,191
21,668
0
31 Dec 19
65,844
6,284
21,295
0
30 Sep 19
62,351
6,409
20,609
0
30 Jun 19
58,858
6,533
19,922
0
31 Mar 19
54,296
5,908
19,089
0
31 Dec 18
49,733
5,282
18,255
0
30 Sep 18
51,267
5,467
17,637
0
30 Jun 18
52,800
5,652
17,019
0
31 Mar 18
52,087
5,346
16,699
0
31 Dec 17
51,373
5,039
16,379
0
30 Sep 17
48,291
4,725
15,966
0
30 Jun 17
45,209
4,411
15,553
0
31 Mar 17
44,615
4,161
15,360
0
31 Dec 16
44,021
3,910
15,166
0
30 Sep 16
43,872
3,783
14,795
0
30 Jun 16
43,723
3,655
14,424
0
31 Mar 16
42,479
3,707
13,627
0
31 Dec 15
41,235
3,758
12,829
0
30 Sep 15
40,276
4,619
12,330
0
30 Jun 15
39,316
5,480
11,831
0
31 Mar 15
38,148
5,254
11,529
0
31 Dec 14
36,980
5,028
11,227
0
30 Sep 14
35,583
4,137
10,670
0
30 Jun 14
34,186
3,246
10,113
0
Quality Earnings: DCYH.F has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: DCYH.F's current net profit margins (9.9%) are higher than last year (8.5%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: DCYH.F's earnings have grown significantly by 27.2% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: DCYH.F's earnings growth over the past year (28.4%) exceeds its 5-year average (27.2% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: DCYH.F earnings growth over the past year (28.4%) exceeded the Insurance industry 5.3%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: DCYH.F's Return on Equity (13%) is considered low.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2025/05/17 02:10
End of Day Share Price
2025/02/18 00:00
Earnings
2024/12/31
Annual Earnings
2024/06/30
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Analyst Sources
Discovery Limited is covered by 16 analysts. 5 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.