Purple Group Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 3/6

Purple Group's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -0.9%, while the Capital Markets industry saw earnings growing at 12.7% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 23.6% per year. Purple Group's return on equity is 4.9%, and it has net margins of 6.3%.

Key information

-0.9%

Earnings growth rate

-2.9%

EPS growth rate

Capital Markets Industry Growth14.4%
Revenue growth rate23.6%
Return on equity4.9%
Net Margin6.3%
Last Earnings Update31 Aug 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Purple Group Limited's (JSE:PPE) CEO Compensation Is Looking A Bit Stretched At The Moment

Jan 17
Purple Group Limited's (JSE:PPE) CEO Compensation Is Looking A Bit Stretched At The Moment

Investors Holding Back On Purple Group Limited (JSE:PPE)

Oct 08
Investors Holding Back On Purple Group Limited (JSE:PPE)

Market Participants Recognise Purple Group Limited's (JSE:PPE) Revenues Pushing Shares 32% Higher

Apr 17
Market Participants Recognise Purple Group Limited's (JSE:PPE) Revenues Pushing Shares 32% Higher

Announcing: Purple Group (JSE:PPE) Stock Increased An Energizing 189% In The Last Three Years

Mar 02
Announcing: Purple Group (JSE:PPE) Stock Increased An Energizing 189% In The Last Three Years

A Quick Analysis On Purple Group's (JSE:PPE) CEO Compensation

Jan 09
A Quick Analysis On Purple Group's (JSE:PPE) CEO Compensation

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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


Earnings and Revenue History

JSE:PPE Revenue, expenses and earnings (ZAR Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Aug 2439725120
31 May 2435711120
29 Feb 24318-3110
30 Nov 23296-14110
31 Aug 23275-25110
31 May 23278-5140
28 Feb 2328116160
30 Nov 2227630160
31 Aug 2227244160
31 May 222544980
28 Feb 222365400
30 Nov 212164900
31 Aug 211974400
31 May 211983300
28 Feb 211992200
30 Nov 201761800
31 Aug 201541400
31 May 20126600
29 Feb 2098-300
30 Nov 1995-600
31 Aug 1991-1000
31 May 1984-1300
28 Feb 1977-1600
30 Nov 1870-2100
31 Aug 1863-2700
31 May 1866-2700
28 Feb 1868-2600
30 Nov 1769-4200
31 Aug 1770-5800
31 May 1770-6040
28 Feb 1771-6390
30 Nov 1687-33110
31 Aug 16104-3130
31 May 1611611120
29 Feb 1612824100
30 Nov 1512427100
31 Aug 1512029100
31 May 1510710100
28 Feb 1594-9110
30 Nov 1489-1290
31 Aug 1485-1570
28 Feb 1494-170

Quality Earnings: PPE has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: PPE became profitable in the past.


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: PPE has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by -0.9% per year.

Accelerating Growth: PPE has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: PPE has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Capital Markets industry (10.8%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: PPE's Return on Equity (4.9%) 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 Analysis2025/01/30 23:16
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/30 00:00
Earnings2024/08/31
Annual Earnings2024/08/31

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