Mesa Laboratories Past Earnings Performance
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Mesa Laboratories's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -41.8%, while the Life Sciences industry saw earnings growing at 16.4% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 18.4% per year. Mesa Laboratories's return on equity is 0.2%, and it has net margins of 0.4%.
Key information
-41.8%
Earnings growth rate
-48.2%
EPS growth rate
| Life Sciences Industry Growth | 21.5% |
| Revenue growth rate | 18.4% |
| Return on equity | 0.2% |
| Net Margin | 0.4% |
| Next Earnings Update | 24 May 2024 |
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Is Mesa Laboratories (NASDAQ:MLAB) Using Too Much Debt?
Mar 15
Mesa Laboratories, Inc. Just Beat Earnings Expectations: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next
Feb 08Is Mesa Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ:MLAB) Trading At A 43% Discount?
Dec 05Is Mesa Laboratories (NASDAQ:MLAB) A Risky Investment?
Sep 28Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Mesa Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ:MLAB)
Aug 09We Think Mesa Laboratories (NASDAQ:MLAB) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt
Jun 28Investor Optimism Abounds Mesa Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ:MLAB) But Growth Is Lacking
May 31A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of Mesa Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ:MLAB)
Apr 12Does Mesa Laboratories (NASDAQ:MLAB) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
Mar 13Estimating The Fair Value Of Mesa Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ:MLAB)
Dec 20Mesa Laboratories declares $0.16 dividend
Oct 03Mesa Laboratories: Softening Bottom Line Fundamentals, Fairly Priced
Sep 09Are Investors Undervaluing Mesa Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ:MLAB) By 41%?
Sep 06Does Mesa Laboratories (NASDAQ:MLAB) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
Aug 08Mesa Laboratories GAAP EPS of -$0.27 misses by $0.27, revenue of $50.45M misses by $1.72M
Aug 04Mesa Laboratories declares $0.16 dividend
Jul 07A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of Mesa Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ:MLAB)
May 06Growth Investors: Industry Analysts Just Upgraded Their Mesa Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ:MLAB) Revenue Forecasts By 14%
Apr 09We Think Mesa Laboratories (NASDAQ:MLAB) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt
Dec 08Revenue & Expenses BreakdownBeta
How Mesa Laboratories 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 23 | 213 | 1 | 110 | 19 |
| 30 Sep 23 | 214 | -1 | 106 | 20 |
| 30 Jun 23 | 219 | 2 | 107 | 20 |
| 31 Mar 23 | 219 | 1 | 110 | 20 |
| 31 Dec 22 | 222 | -1 | 112 | 21 |
| 30 Sep 22 | 223 | -4 | 114 | 21 |
| 30 Jun 22 | 200 | -2 | 103 | 19 |
| 31 Mar 22 | 184 | 2 | 89 | 16 |
| 31 Dec 21 | 163 | 8 | 76 | 13 |
| 30 Sep 21 | 143 | 5 | 68 | 11 |
| 30 Jun 21 | 139 | 4 | 66 | 11 |
| 31 Mar 21 | 134 | 3 | 64 | 10 |
| 31 Dec 20 | 130 | -2 | 60 | 10 |
| 30 Sep 20 | 128 | -2 | 58 | 9 |
| 30 Jun 20 | 121 | -2 | 54 | 8 |
| 31 Mar 20 | 118 | 2 | 51 | 6 |
| 31 Dec 19 | 110 | 5 | 46 | 5 |
| 30 Sep 19 | 105 | 10 | 40 | 4 |
| 30 Jun 19 | 104 | 8 | 40 | 4 |
| 31 Mar 19 | 103 | 7 | 40 | 4 |
| 31 Dec 18 | 104 | 10 | 37 | 3 |
| 30 Sep 18 | 101 | -2 | 36 | 3 |
| 30 Jun 18 | 99 | 0 | 35 | 3 |
| 31 Mar 18 | 96 | -3 | 35 | 4 |
| 31 Dec 17 | 94 | -4 | 34 | 4 |
| 30 Sep 17 | 94 | 11 | 34 | 4 |
| 30 Jun 17 | 95 | 11 | 34 | 4 |
| 31 Mar 17 | 94 | 11 | 33 | 4 |
| 31 Dec 16 | 94 | 12 | 33 | 4 |
| 30 Sep 16 | 90 | 11 | 33 | 4 |
| 30 Jun 16 | 88 | 10 | 31 | 4 |
| 31 Mar 16 | 85 | 11 | 29 | 4 |
| 31 Dec 15 | 78 | 9 | 28 | 4 |
| 30 Sep 15 | 76 | 9 | 27 | 4 |
| 30 Jun 15 | 73 | 10 | 25 | 4 |
| 31 Mar 15 | 71 | 10 | 24 | 3 |
| 31 Dec 14 | 68 | 11 | 23 | 3 |
| 30 Sep 14 | 64 | 10 | 21 | 3 |
| 30 Jun 14 | 58 | 9 | 20 | 2 |
| 31 Mar 14 | 53 | 9 | 18 | 2 |
| 31 Dec 13 | 50 | 8 | 16 | 2 |
| 30 Sep 13 | 48 | 8 | 15 | 2 |
| 30 Jun 13 | 47 | 8 | 14 | 2 |
Quality Earnings: MLAB has a large one-off loss of $1.7M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 31st December, 2023.
Growing Profit Margin: MLAB became profitable in the past.
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: MLAB's earnings have declined by 41.8% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: MLAB has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: MLAB has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Life Sciences industry (-6.6%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: MLAB's Return on Equity (0.2%) is considered low.