Discovery Past Earnings Performance

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Discovery has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 14.1%, while the Insurance industry saw earnings growing at 14.1% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 4.5% per year. Discovery's return on equity is 12.8%, and it has net margins of 9%.

Key information

14.1%

Earnings growth rate

13.9%

EPS growth rate

Insurance Industry Growth2.1%
Revenue growth rate4.5%
Return on equity12.8%
Net Margin9.0%
Last Earnings Update30 Jun 2024

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Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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


Earnings and Revenue History

JSE:DSBP Revenue, expenses and earnings (ZAR Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Jun 2479,6547,13819,7500
31 Mar 2477,6476,78519,8440
31 Dec 2392,3495,21530,3030
30 Sep 2389,9135,19229,4890
30 Jun 2370,7686,38418,3100
31 Mar 2362,9445,86821,8460
31 Dec 2255,1195,35225,3810
30 Sep 2261,5305,38725,2660
30 Jun 2267,9405,42225,1510
31 Mar 2276,1055,00824,5020
31 Dec 2183,8004,59323,8520
30 Sep 2180,9663,87523,3450
30 Jun 2178,1313,15722,8380
31 Mar 2174,3311,52922,4360
31 Dec 2070,531-9922,0340
30 Sep 2067,565-122,0370
30 Jun 2064,5989722,0400
31 Mar 2065,2213,19121,6680
31 Dec 1965,8446,28421,2950
30 Sep 1962,3516,40920,6090
30 Jun 1958,8586,53319,9220
31 Mar 1954,2965,90819,0890
31 Dec 1849,7335,28218,2550
30 Sep 1851,2675,46717,6370
30 Jun 1852,8005,65217,0190
31 Mar 1852,0875,34616,6990
31 Dec 1751,3735,03916,3790
30 Sep 1748,2914,72515,9660
30 Jun 1745,2094,41115,5530
31 Mar 1744,6154,16115,3600
31 Dec 1644,0213,91015,1660
30 Sep 1643,8723,78314,7950
30 Jun 1643,7233,65514,4240
31 Mar 1642,4793,70713,6270
31 Dec 1541,2353,75812,8290
30 Sep 1540,2764,61912,3300
30 Jun 1539,3165,48011,8310
31 Mar 1538,1485,25411,5290
31 Dec 1436,9805,02811,2270
30 Sep 1435,5834,13710,6700
30 Jun 1434,1863,24610,1130
31 Mar 1431,5062,8919,4680
31 Dec 1328,8262,5358,8220

Quality Earnings: DSBP has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: DSBP's current net profit margins (9%) are lower than last year (9%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: DSBP's earnings have grown by 14.1% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: DSBP's earnings growth over the past year (11.8%) is below its 5-year average (14.1% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: DSBP earnings growth over the past year (11.8%) did not outperform the Insurance industry 23.9%.


Return on Equity

High ROE: DSBP's Return on Equity (12.8%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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