Spirent Communications plc

OTCPK:SPNU.F Stock Report

Market Cap: US$1.3b

Spirent Communications Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 0/6

Spirent Communications's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -11.3%, while the Communications industry saw earnings growing at 5.1% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 0.3% per year. Spirent Communications's return on equity is 3.5%, and it has net margins of 3%.

Key information

-11.3%

Earnings growth rate

-10.9%

EPS growth rate

Communications Industry Growth31.8%
Revenue growth rate0.3%
Return on equity3.5%
Net Margin3.0%
Last Earnings Update30 Jun 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Spirent Communications makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

OTCPK:SPNU.F Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Jun 244481319897
31 Mar 2446119203100
31 Dec 2347425208102
30 Sep 2351348208105
30 Jun 2355171208107
31 Mar 2357985209109
31 Dec 22608100209111
30 Sep 2260497211115
30 Jun 2260194213118
31 Mar 2258992208116
31 Dec 2157689202113
30 Sep 2156086196109
30 Jun 2154482189105
31 Mar 2153383185104
31 Dec 2052284181103
30 Sep 2052189179101
30 Jun 205209417799
31 Mar 205128618098
31 Dec 195047818397
30 Sep 194946818197
30 Jun 194855817997
31 Mar 194815717697
31 Dec 184775617397
30 Sep 184644417197
30 Jun 184503216898
31 Mar 1845331167100
31 Dec 1745529166103
30 Sep 17456-1165106
30 Jun 17458-32164108
31 Mar 17458-37166110
31 Dec 16458-42168112
30 Sep 16465-13166114
30 Jun 1647216164116
31 Mar 1647514168117
31 Dec 1547713173118
30 Sep 1547414174120
30 Jun 154559181120
31 Mar 1545514175118
31 Dec 1445721168115
30 Sep 1444722168112
30 Jun 1444430155108
31 Mar 1442933152105
31 Dec 1341433144101

Quality Earnings: SPNU.F has a large one-off loss of $18.0M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 30th June, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: SPNU.F's current net profit margins (3%) are lower than last year (12.8%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: SPNU.F's earnings have declined by 11.3% per year over the past 5 years.

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

Earnings vs Industry: SPNU.F had negative earnings growth (-81.1%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Communications industry average (1.6%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: SPNU.F's Return on Equity (3.5%) 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 Analysis2024/12/30 22:01
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/24 00:00
Earnings2024/06/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Company Financials10 years
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Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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Market Prices30 years
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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Spirent Communications plc is covered by 22 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Alban CousinArete Research Services LLP
Gerardus VosBarclays
Stuart JeffreyBarclays