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Splunk Past Earnings Performance
Past criteria checks 2/6
Splunk has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 6.8%, while the Software industry saw earnings growing at 20% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 16.1% per year. Splunk's return on equity is 35.6%, and it has net margins of 6.3%.
Key information
6.79%
Earnings growth rate
7.72%
EPS growth rate
| Software Industry Growth | 17.33% |
| Revenue growth rate | 16.15% |
| Return on equity | 35.61% |
| Net Margin | 6.26% |
| Last Earnings Update | 31 Jan 2024 |
Recent past performance updates
Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How Splunk 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 Jan 24 | 4,216 | 264 | 2,091 | 919 |
| 31 Oct 23 | 3,981 | 106 | 2,075 | 933 |
| 31 Jul 23 | 3,843 | -23 | 2,064 | 946 |
| 30 Apr 23 | 3,731 | -170 | 2,062 | 961 |
| 31 Jan 23 | 3,654 | -278 | 2,066 | 997 |
| 31 Oct 22 | 3,304 | -687 | 2,071 | 1,012 |
| 31 Jul 22 | 3,039 | -998 | 2,065 | 1,035 |
| 30 Apr 22 | 2,846 | -1,172 | 2,102 | 1,038 |
| 31 Jan 22 | 2,674 | -1,339 | 2,057 | 1,030 |
| 31 Oct 21 | 2,518 | -1,338 | 1,995 | 983 |
| 31 Jul 21 | 2,411 | -1,196 | 1,893 | 909 |
| 30 Apr 21 | 2,297 | -1,073 | 1,732 | 846 |
| 31 Jan 21 | 2,229 | -908 | 1,671 | 791 |
| 31 Oct 20 | 2,275 | -791 | 1,661 | 770 |
| 31 Jul 20 | 2,343 | -647 | 1,662 | 738 |
| 30 Apr 20 | 2,368 | -487 | 1,630 | 674 |
| 31 Jan 20 | 2,359 | -337 | 1,596 | 620 |
| 31 Oct 19 | 2,190 | -312 | 1,479 | 549 |
| 31 Jul 19 | 2,044 | -310 | 1,403 | 508 |
| 30 Apr 19 | 1,916 | -313 | 1,331 | 480 |
| 31 Jan 19 | 1,803 | -276 | 1,268 | 442 |
| 31 Oct 18 | 1,641 | -245 | 1,146 | 390 |
| 31 Jul 18 | 1,502 | -218 | 1,061 | 347 |
| 30 Apr 18 | 1,394 | -194 | 988 | 313 |
| 31 Jan 18 | 1,309 | -190 | 937 | 301 |
| 31 Oct 17 | 1,156 | -298 | 896 | 288 |
| 31 Jul 17 | 1,058 | -361 | 863 | 301 |
| 30 Apr 17 | 991 | -369 | 822 | 297 |
| 31 Jan 17 | 944 | -347 | 781 | 296 |
| 31 Oct 16 | 864 | -360 | 760 | 286 |
| 31 Jul 16 | 793 | -340 | 715 | 254 |
| 30 Apr 16 | 729 | -308 | 668 | 235 |
| 31 Jan 16 | 668 | -279 | 627 | 215 |
| 31 Oct 15 | 596 | -256 | 559 | 194 |
| 31 Jul 15 | 537 | -232 | 507 | 178 |
| 30 Apr 15 | 491 | -238 | 483 | 165 |
| 31 Jan 15 | 451 | -217 | 443 | 148 |
| 31 Oct 14 | 403 | -193 | 407 | 130 |
| 31 Jul 14 | 366 | -161 | 366 | 109 |
| 30 Apr 14 | 331 | -114 | 310 | 91 |
| 31 Jan 14 | 303 | -79 | 269 | 76 |
| 31 Oct 13 | 268 | -53 | 226 | 63 |
| 31 Jul 13 | 241 | -41 | 200 | 55 |
| 30 Apr 13 | 219 | -32 | 178 | 48 |
Quality Earnings: SPLK has a large one-off loss of $113.4M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 31st January, 2024.
Growing Profit Margin: SPLK became profitable in the past.
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: SPLK has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 6.8% per year.
Accelerating Growth: SPLK has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: SPLK has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Software industry (30.2%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: Whilst SPLK's Return on Equity (35.61%) is high, this metric is skewed due to their high level of debt.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2024/03/18 11:59 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/03/15 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/01/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/01/31 |
Data Sources
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| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Splunk Inc. is covered by 48 analysts. 28 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Adam Shepherd | Arete Research Services LLP |
| Joseph Bonner | Argus Research Company |
| Josep Bori | Atlantic Equities LLP |