Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)

NasdaqGS:ERIC Stock Report

Market Cap: US$26.9b

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 0/6

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -29%, while the Communications industry saw earnings growing at 5.1% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 3.8% per year.

Key information

-29.0%

Earnings growth rate

-29.0%

EPS growth rate

Communications Industry Growth31.8%
Revenue growth rate3.8%
Return on equity-1.3%
Net Margin-0.6%
Next Earnings Update24 Jan 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Q3 2024 Earnings: Hold Ericsson

Oct 15

One Better-Than-Expected Quarter Doesn't Solve Ericsson's Problems

Aug 18

Ericsson Off The Bottom, But Hardly Thriving

Jun 25

Ericsson: An Earnings Review Following Q1 2024

Apr 16

Ericsson: A Risky Low-Valuation Play To Avoid

Mar 25

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

NasdaqGS:ERIC Revenue, expenses and earnings (SEK Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 24246,848-1,36537,17049,210
30 Jun 24249,527-35,84937,68048,736
31 Mar 24254,123-25,40337,51347,933
31 Dec 23263,351-26,44637,68248,233
30 Sep 23277,450-23,77439,42048,845
30 Jun 23281,01712,11039,21549,018
31 Mar 23279,03817,30037,04748,392
31 Dec 22271,54618,72434,78547,183
30 Sep 22256,89822,73431,66045,760
30 Jun 22245,12123,27228,47944,044
31 Mar 22237,59722,44727,48643,033
31 Dec 21232,31422,69426,58541,937
30 Sep 21230,57220,14026,49940,668
30 Jun 21231,78119,74126,30340,368
31 Mar 21232,41818,51426,29639,695
31 Dec 20232,39017,48326,56639,303
30 Sep 20229,17314,39127,26939,367
30 Jun 20228,8282,80925,96138,909
31 Mar 20228,0602,06225,86538,570
31 Dec 19227,2162,22325,19838,471
30 Sep 19224,652-8,76024,08738,077
30 Jun 19221,33521426,28837,852
31 Mar 19216,333-3,37626,49937,664
31 Dec 18210,838-6,53027,13137,362
30 Sep 18204,910-18,45328,30437,287
30 Jun 18200,513-24,75928,13336,736
31 Mar 18200,986-23,34527,96235,475
31 Dec 17205,378-32,57630,07532,980
30 Sep 17212,712-15,70431,15032,854
30 Jun 17214,375-12,37630,46931,557
31 Mar 17218,202-10,31830,63030,520
31 Dec 16220,31683327,51328,892
30 Sep 16230,96110,37627,55229,153
30 Jun 16239,04613,68927,81729,820
31 Mar 16245,60914,19628,14231,615
31 Dec 15246,92013,54928,52132,823
30 Sep 15241,33810,71628,69034,762
30 Jun 15239,82010,28228,35835,958
31 Mar 15233,99810,76727,55636,184
31 Dec 14227,98311,56826,92736,004
30 Sep 14227,02913,75525,85035,212
30 Jun 14222,36714,03025,59233,669
31 Mar 14222,84912,92025,61732,295
31 Dec 13227,37612,00525,24831,364

Quality Earnings: ERIC is currently unprofitable.

Growing Profit Margin: ERIC is currently unprofitable.

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: ERIC is unprofitable, and losses have increased over the past 5 years at a rate of 29% per year.

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

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

Return on Equity

High ROE: ERIC has a negative Return on Equity (-1.28%), 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 Analysis2024/12/23 17:42
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/23 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) is covered by 73 analysts. 19 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Lionel PellicerAlphaValue
Richard KramerArete Research Services LLP
John EadeArgus Research Company