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Wincanton Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 1/6

Wincanton's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -1.9%, while the Logistics industry saw earnings growing at 19.8% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 6% per year. Wincanton's return on equity is 85.2%, and it has net margins of 1.8%.

Key information

-1.9%

Earnings growth rate

-1.8%

EPS growth rate

Logistics Industry Growth	19.0%
Revenue growth rate	6.0%
Return on equity	85.2%
Net Margin	1.8%
Last Earnings Update	30 Sep 2023

Recent past performance updates

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Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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

Earnings and Revenue History

OTCPK:WNCN.F Revenue, expenses and earnings (GBP Millions)
Date	Revenue	Earnings	G+A Expenses
30 Sep 23	1,403	26	-6
30 Jun 23	1,433	30	-5
31 Mar 23	1,462	33	-3
31 Dec 22	1,473	41	-3
30 Sep 22	1,485	48	-3
30 Jun 22	1,453	48	-2
31 Mar 22	1,421	48	-1
31 Dec 21	1,377	46	0
30 Sep 21	1,334	44	1
30 Jun 21	1,278	42	0
31 Mar 21	1,222	39	-2
31 Dec 20	1,204	35	7
30 Sep 20	1,187	30	16
30 Jun 20	1,194	34	16
31 Mar 20	1,201	39	17
31 Dec 19	1,177	40	17
30 Sep 19	1,153	41	18
30 Jun 19	1,147	42	18
31 Mar 19	1,142	43	18
31 Dec 18	1,157	42	18
30 Sep 18	1,173	41	18
30 Jun 18	1,172	36	19
31 Mar 18	1,172	31	19
31 Dec 17	1,155	37	20
30 Sep 17	1,137	43	22
30 Jun 17	1,128	42	22
31 Mar 17	1,118	42	22
31 Dec 16	1,122	54	23
30 Sep 16	1,126	67	23
30 Jun 16	1,137	64	23
31 Mar 16	1,147	61	24
31 Dec 15	1,143	41	23
30 Sep 15	1,139	20	23
30 Jun 15	1,123	20	23
31 Mar 15	1,107	19	23
31 Dec 14	1,107	25	24
30 Sep 14	1,107	30	26
30 Jun 14	1,102	29	26
31 Mar 14	1,098	27	26
31 Dec 13	1,088	20	26
30 Sep 13	1,078	12	25
30 Jun 13	1,082	11	25

Quality Earnings: WNCN.F has a large one-off loss of £22.1M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 30th September, 2023.

Growing Profit Margin: WNCN.F's current net profit margins (1.8%) are lower than last year (3.3%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: WNCN.F's earnings have declined by 1.9% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: WNCN.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: WNCN.F had negative earnings growth (-46.5%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Logistics industry average (-43.2%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: WNCN.F's Return on Equity (85.2%) is considered outstanding.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2024/04/20 04:58
End of Day Share Price	2024/01/22 00:00
Earnings	2023/09/30
Annual Earnings	2023/03/31

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Market Prices	30 years	Stock prices Dividends, Splits and Actions	ICE Market Data SEC Form S-1
Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
Management	10 years	Leadership team Board of directors	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

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Analyst Sources

Wincanton plc is covered by 16 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.

Analyst	Institution
Gerald Khoo	Arbuthnot Securities Limited
Timothy Richmond	Arden Partners Plc.
Calum Battersby	Berenberg