Light Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 0/6

Light's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -54.3%, while the Electric Utilities industry saw earnings growing at 6% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 1.5% per year.

Key information

-54.3%

Earnings growth rate

-57.1%

EPS growth rate

Electric Utilities Industry Growth	6.3%
Revenue growth rate	1.5%
Return on equity	-7.1%
Net Margin	-1.4%
Last Earnings Update	30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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

Earnings and Revenue History

OTCPK:LGSX.Y Revenue, expenses and earnings (BRL Millions)
Date	Revenue	Earnings	G+A Expenses
30 Sep 24	14,422	-202	510
30 Jun 24	14,200	-370	544
31 Mar 24	13,824	-209	701
31 Dec 23	14,116	255	840
30 Sep 23	13,290	-5,288	1,622
30 Jun 23	13,260	-5,270	1,643
31 Mar 23	13,324	-5,459	1,615
31 Dec 22	13,253	-5,672	1,500
30 Sep 22	14,486	-106	859
30 Jun 22	14,939	250	932
31 Mar 22	14,746	334	961
31 Dec 21	14,898	398	990
30 Sep 21	15,135	759	1,189
30 Jun 21	14,395	531	891
31 Mar 21	13,719	483	1,038
31 Dec 20	13,073	692	1,008
30 Sep 20	12,065	-108	1,556
30 Jun 20	12,823	1,275	1,818
31 Mar 20	13,100	1,330	1,676
31 Dec 19	13,390	1,328	1,660
30 Sep 19	12,984	1,787	1,050
30 Jun 19	12,224	274	764
31 Mar 19	12,329	237	833
31 Dec 18	11,971	166	895
30 Sep 18	12,490	165	876
30 Jun 18	12,107	218	781
31 Mar 18	11,600	192	907
31 Dec 17	11,315	124	872
30 Sep 17	10,322	-161	874
30 Jun 17	9,922	-282	941
31 Mar 17	9,740	-290	822
31 Dec 16	9,645	-313	738
30 Sep 16	10,076	-190	821
30 Jun 16	10,145	-90	786
31 Mar 16	10,351	-89	688
31 Dec 15	10,913	38	684
30 Sep 15	11,344	629	624
30 Jun 15	10,716	538	615
31 Mar 15	10,080	611	579
31 Dec 14	9,201	663	584
30 Sep 14	7,988	272	650
30 Jun 14	7,833	646	668
31 Mar 14	7,783	689	713

Quality Earnings: LGSX.Y is currently unprofitable.

Growing Profit Margin: LGSX.Y is currently unprofitable.

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: LGSX.Y is unprofitable, and losses have increased over the past 5 years at a rate of 54.3% per year.

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

Earnings vs Industry: LGSX.Y is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Electric Utilities industry (11.4%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: LGSX.Y has a negative Return on Equity (-7.09%), as it is currently unprofitable.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2025/01/02 16:50
End of Day Share Price	2024/12/31 00:00
Earnings	2024/09/30
Annual Earnings	2023/12/31

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Company Financials	10 years	Income statement Cash flow statement Balance sheet	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form 10-Q
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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

Light S.A. 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.

Analyst	Institution
Felipe Mattar	Barclays
Arthur Pereira	BofA Global Research
Francisco Navarrete	Bradesco S.A. Corretora de Títulos e Valores Mobiliários