Libstar Holdings Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

Libstar Holdings's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -21.8%, while the Food industry saw earnings declining at 7.4% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 6% per year. Libstar Holdings's return on equity is 4.7%, and it has net margins of 1.9%.

Key information

-21.8%

Earnings growth rate

-21.7%

EPS growth rate

Food Industry Growth3.9%
Revenue growth rate6.0%
Return on equity4.7%
Net Margin1.9%
Next Earnings Update18 Mar 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

These 4 Measures Indicate That Libstar Holdings (JSE:LBR) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Nov 14
These 4 Measures Indicate That Libstar Holdings (JSE:LBR) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Investors Met With Slowing Returns on Capital At Libstar Holdings (JSE:LBR)

Jun 20
Investors Met With Slowing Returns on Capital At Libstar Holdings (JSE:LBR)

The Returns At Libstar Holdings (JSE:LBR) Aren't Growing

Dec 06
The Returns At Libstar Holdings (JSE:LBR) Aren't Growing

Returns On Capital At Libstar Holdings (JSE:LBR) Have Hit The Brakes

May 26
Returns On Capital At Libstar Holdings (JSE:LBR) Have Hit The Brakes

Investors Met With Slowing Returns on Capital At Libstar Holdings (JSE:LBR)

Nov 01
Investors Met With Slowing Returns on Capital At Libstar Holdings (JSE:LBR)

These 4 Measures Indicate That Libstar Holdings (JSE:LBR) Is Using Debt Extensively

Sep 18
These 4 Measures Indicate That Libstar Holdings (JSE:LBR) Is Using Debt Extensively

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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


Earnings and Revenue History

JSE:LBR Revenue, expenses and earnings (ZAR Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Jun 2412,6722461,8451
31 Mar 2412,5272361,8051
31 Dec 2312,3822271,7651
30 Sep 2311,937671,7690
30 Jun 2311,744-921,7480
31 Mar 2311,758-481,7250
31 Dec 2211,772-41,7031
30 Sep 2211,6061251,6670
30 Jun 2211,4412541,6320
31 Mar 2211,0362401,5830
31 Dec 2110,6302271,5350
30 Jun 219,374951,5272
31 Mar 219,357821,5102
31 Dec 209,339701,4921
30 Sep 2010,1342051,6070
30 Jun 209,9823361,5980
31 Mar 209,9373461,6540
31 Dec 199,8933551,7100
30 Sep 199,8773371,6850
30 Jun 199,8623181,6600
31 Mar 199,7612951,6040
31 Dec 189,6602731,5480
30 Sep 189,4522321,5330
30 Jun 189,2441901,5170
31 Mar 189,0202111,5030
31 Dec 178,7962321,4880
31 Dec 168,0212141,0480
31 Dec 156,1761437610
31 Dec 144,752-579110

Quality Earnings: LBR has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: LBR became profitable in the past.


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: LBR's earnings have declined by 21.8% per year over the past 5 years.

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

Earnings vs Industry: LBR has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Food industry (20.9%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: LBR's Return on Equity (4.7%) 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 Analysis2024/12/27 22:15
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/27 00:00
Earnings2024/06/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Analyst Sources

Libstar Holdings Limited is covered by 7 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Paul Henri SteegersBofA Global Research
Thapelo MokonyaneHSBC
Anthony GeardInvestec Bank Limited (SA)