Summit Materials Past Earnings Performance

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Summit Materials has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 23.8%, while the Basic Materials industry saw earnings growing at 21.1% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 7.6% per year. Summit Materials's return on equity is 3.3%, and it has net margins of 3.9%.

Key information

23.8%

Earnings growth rate

21.1%

EPS growth rate

Basic Materials Industry Growth20.0%
Revenue growth rate7.6%
Return on equity3.3%
Net Margin3.9%
Last Earnings Update28 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Summit Materials' (NYSE:SUM) Earnings Aren't As Good As They Appear

Aug 14
Summit Materials' (NYSE:SUM) Earnings Aren't As Good As They Appear

Recent updates

Summit Materials, Inc. (NYSE:SUM) Stocks Shoot Up 27% But Its P/E Still Looks Reasonable

Nov 22
Summit Materials, Inc. (NYSE:SUM) Stocks Shoot Up 27% But Its P/E Still Looks Reasonable

Summit Materials: Good Growth Prospects Should Drive Further Upside

Sep 27

Should You Be Adding Summit Materials (NYSE:SUM) To Your Watchlist Today?

Sep 25
Should You Be Adding Summit Materials (NYSE:SUM) To Your Watchlist Today?

Why Summit Materials, Inc. (NYSE:SUM) Could Be Worth Watching

Sep 04
Why Summit Materials, Inc. (NYSE:SUM) Could Be Worth Watching

Summit Materials' (NYSE:SUM) Earnings Aren't As Good As They Appear

Aug 14
Summit Materials' (NYSE:SUM) Earnings Aren't As Good As They Appear

Summit Materials: Still Cheap, Still Worth An Optimistic View

Jul 02

Is It Time To Consider Buying Summit Materials, Inc. (NYSE:SUM)?

May 31
Is It Time To Consider Buying Summit Materials, Inc. (NYSE:SUM)?

Investors Interested In Summit Materials, Inc.'s (NYSE:SUM) Earnings

May 05
Investors Interested In Summit Materials, Inc.'s (NYSE:SUM) Earnings

Summit Materials: Diversified But Lacking Upside

Apr 17

Is It Time To Consider Buying Summit Materials, Inc. (NYSE:SUM)?

Feb 19
Is It Time To Consider Buying Summit Materials, Inc. (NYSE:SUM)?

Summit Materials, Inc. (NYSE:SUM) Investors Are Less Pessimistic Than Expected

Jan 29
Summit Materials, Inc. (NYSE:SUM) Investors Are Less Pessimistic Than Expected

Summit Materials: A Good Buy At Current Levels

Nov 26

Summit Materials: Cementing Its Position

Sep 10

Summit Materials: Good Medium To Long-Term Growth Prospects

Jul 09

Summit Materials Non-GAAP EPS of $0.32 beats by $0.02, revenue of $552.27M misses by $14.89M

Feb 15

Summit Materials: Good Growth Prospects At A Discount Valuation

Dec 12

Summit Materials Gives A Rock-Solid Foundation For Growth

Sep 13

Summit Materials: Investor Day Outlines The Next Leg Of Growth

Jun 19

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Summit Materials makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:SUM Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
28 Sep 243,7551472910
29 Jun 243,3782722630
30 Mar 242,9892502330
30 Dec 232,6192862100
30 Sep 232,5123132010
01 Jul 232,4701691870
01 Apr 232,4272761810
31 Dec 222,4132721870
01 Oct 222,4572861870
02 Jul 222,4212741970
02 Apr 222,4031401970
01 Jan 222,4101521930
02 Oct 212,4381431970
03 Jul 212,4301602010
03 Apr 212,3931591930
02 Jan 212,3321381830
26 Sep 202,2641382170
27 Jun 202,2871032290
28 Mar 202,257852500
28 Dec 192,222591560
28 Sep 192,15742540
29 Jun 192,119202510
30 Mar 192,119192510
29 Dec 182,101342700
29 Sep 182,100962580
30 Jun 182,0401062580
31 Mar 181,9631212540
30 Dec 171,9331222430
30 Sep 171,866792340
01 Jul 171,761422390
01 Apr 171,68252570
31 Dec 161,626372440
01 Oct 161,605591990
02 Jul 161,547291920
02 Apr 161,467141560
02 Jan 161,432251630
26 Sep 151,365-51940
27 Jun 151,288-201730
28 Mar 151,247-191540
27 Dec 141,204-91510
27 Sep 141,108-731410
28 Jun 141,030-521390
29 Mar 14886-791410

Quality Earnings: SUM has a large one-off gain of $93.5M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 28th September, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: SUM's current net profit margins (3.9%) are lower than last year (12.3%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: SUM's earnings have grown significantly by 23.8% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: SUM's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: SUM had negative earnings growth (-52.4%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Basic Materials industry average (6.8%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: SUM's Return on Equity (3.3%) 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 Analysis2025/01/19 12:35
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/17 00:00
Earnings2024/09/28
Annual Earnings2023/12/30

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Summit Materials, Inc. is covered by 29 analysts. 11 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Adam SeidenBarclays
Adam ThalhimerBB&T Capital Markets
Daniel WangBerenberg