Comtech Telecommunications Corp.

NasdaqGS:CMTL Stock Report

Market Cap: US$106.5m

Comtech Telecommunications Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 0/6

Comtech Telecommunications's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -32.2%, while the Communications industry saw earnings growing at 8.3% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 4.7% per year.

Key information

-32.2%

Earnings growth rate

-30.1%

EPS growth rate

Communications Industry Growth31.8%
Revenue growth rate-4.7%
Return on equity-20.6%
Net Margin-25.1%
Last Earnings Update31 Jul 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Comtech's Restructuring Is Risky And Only Makes Sense Under Very Optimistic Assumptions

Oct 19

Comtech Telecommunications Corp.'s (NASDAQ:CMTL) Prospects Need A Boost To Lift Shares

Sep 12
Comtech Telecommunications Corp.'s (NASDAQ:CMTL) Prospects Need A Boost To Lift Shares

Take Care Before Diving Into The Deep End On Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ:CMTL)

Jun 13
Take Care Before Diving Into The Deep End On Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ:CMTL)

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ:CMTL) Stock's 25% Dive Might Signal An Opportunity But It Requires Some Scrutiny

Feb 06
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ:CMTL) Stock's 25% Dive Might Signal An Opportunity But It Requires Some Scrutiny

Take Care Before Jumping Onto Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ:CMTL) Even Though It's 36% Cheaper

Dec 18
Take Care Before Jumping Onto Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ:CMTL) Even Though It's 36% Cheaper

Is Comtech Telecommunications (NASDAQ:CMTL) Using Too Much Debt?

Nov 01
Is Comtech Telecommunications (NASDAQ:CMTL) Using Too Much Debt?

Comtech Telecommunications Q4 2022 Earnings Preview

Sep 28

Comtech bags foreign military sales contract

Sep 21

Comtech names new CEO; reiterates outlook

Aug 10

Comtech taps Peterman to replace Kornberg as chairman

Jul 25

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Comtech Telecommunications makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

NasdaqGS:CMTL Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Jul 24540-13511124
30 Apr 24563-4010932
31 Jan 24571-4811038
31 Oct 23571-2411044
31 Jul 23550-3410949
30 Apr 23528-3511050
31 Jan 23514-2810953
31 Oct 22501-4510953
31 Jul 22486-4310953
30 Apr 22505-2910851
31 Jan 22522-2710850
31 Oct 21563110950
31 Jul 21582-7310949
30 Apr 21586-8010649
31 Jan 21581-8411248
31 Oct 20582-8511349
31 Jul 20617711752
30 Apr 206431212557
31 Jan 206792413058
31 Oct 196812812858
31 Jul 196722512756
30 Apr 196632612455
31 Jan 196402711754
31 Oct 186103511653
31 Jul 185713011454
30 Apr 185513011354
31 Jan 185312610854
31 Oct 175361711254
31 Jul 175501611654
30 Apr 175551112454
31 Jan 17551-812854
31 Oct 16483-1211248
31 Jul 16411-89542
30 Apr 16336-57736
31 Jan 16284146232
31 Oct 15295196234
31 Jul 15307236336
30 Apr 15319266437
31 Jan 15336276637
31 Oct 14340256636
31 Jul 14347256734
30 Apr 14342226534
31 Jan 14323196434

Quality Earnings: CMTL is currently unprofitable.

Growing Profit Margin: CMTL is currently unprofitable.


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: CMTL is unprofitable, and losses have increased over the past 5 years at a rate of 32.2% per year.

Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare CMTL's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable

Earnings vs Industry: CMTL is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Communications industry (1.6%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: CMTL has a negative Return on Equity (-20.56%), as it is currently unprofitable.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 08:19
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/07/31
Annual Earnings2024/07/31

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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. is covered by 15 analysts. 4 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Timothy LongBMO Capital Markets Equity Research
Michael CiarmoliBoenning & Scattergood, Inc.
Michael CrawfordB. Riley Securities, Inc.