Telesat Past Earnings Performance
Past criteria checks 2/6
Telesat has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 2.8%, while the Telecom industry saw earnings growing at 8.6% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 5.7% per year. Telesat's return on equity is 20.5%, and it has net margins of 20%.
Key information
2.8%
Earnings growth rate
40.8%
EPS growth rate
| Telecom Industry Growth | 6.7% |
| Revenue growth rate | -5.7% |
| Return on equity | 20.5% |
| Net Margin | 20.0% |
| Last Earnings Update | 31 Mar 2024 |
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How Telesat 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 Mar 24 | 673 | 134 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 23 | 704 | 157 | 3 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 23 | 745 | 170 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 23 | 750 | 112 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 23 | 757 | -30 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 22 | 759 | -24 | 4 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 22 | 740 | -3 | 5 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 22 | 752 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 22 | 753 | 58 | 6 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 21 | 758 | 93 | 4 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 21 | 773 | 297 | 6 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 21 | 782 | 456 | 6 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 21 | 802 | 565 | 6 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 20 | 820 | 245 | 4 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 20 | 839 | -7 | 7 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 20 | 874 | -237 | 7 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 20 | 897 | -263 | 7 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 19 | 911 | 187 | 5 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 19 | 922 | -2 | 5 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 19 | 912 | 238 | 5 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 19 | 893 | 96 | 5 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 18 | 903 | -91 | 6 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 18 | 924 | 168 | 6 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 18 | 911 | 248 | 6 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 18 | 925 | 402 | 6 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 17 | 927 | 505 | 6 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 17 | 915 | 412 | 7 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 17 | 925 | 229 | 7 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 17 | 931 | 144 | 7 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 16 | 931 | 293 | 7 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 16 | 947 | 284 | 7 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 16 | 966 | 130 | 7 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 16 | 961 | 125 | 7 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 15 | 955 | -267 | 6 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 15 | 926 | -263 | 13 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 15 | 911 | -165 | 15 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 15 | 910 | -113 | 14 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 14 | 923 | 13 | 5 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 14 | 920 | 87 | 13 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 14 | 929 | 231 | 14 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 14 | 920 | 137 | 14 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 13 | 897 | 68 | 15 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 13 | 901 | 75 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 13 | 883 | 87 | 0 | 0 |
Quality Earnings: TSAT has a large one-off gain of CA$150.4M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 31st March, 2024.
Growing Profit Margin: TSAT became profitable in the past.
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: TSAT's earnings have grown by 2.8% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: TSAT has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: TSAT has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Telecom industry (-28.4%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: Whilst TSAT's Return on Equity (20.55%) is high, this metric is skewed due to their high level of debt.