Huge Group Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 1/6

Huge Group's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -10.5%, while the Telecom industry saw earnings growing at 5.5% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 54% per year. Huge Group's return on equity is 2.4%, and it has net margins of 43.9%.

Key information

-10.5%

Earnings growth rate

-11.2%

EPS growth rate

Telecom Industry Growth-15.8%
Revenue growth rate-54.0%
Return on equity2.4%
Net Margin43.9%
Last Earnings Update31 Aug 2024

Recent past performance updates

Why Huge Group's (JSE:HUG) Shaky Earnings Are Just The Beginning Of Its Problems

Jun 08
Why Huge Group's (JSE:HUG) Shaky Earnings Are Just The Beginning Of Its Problems

Huge Group's (JSE:HUG) Sluggish Earnings Might Be Just The Beginning Of Its Problems

Jul 22
Huge Group's (JSE:HUG) Sluggish Earnings Might Be Just The Beginning Of Its Problems

Recent updates

Improved Earnings Required Before Huge Group Limited (JSE:HUG) Shares Find Their Feet

Nov 26
Improved Earnings Required Before Huge Group Limited (JSE:HUG) Shares Find Their Feet

Huge Group Limited's (JSE:HUG) Shares May Have Run Too Fast Too Soon

Aug 01
Huge Group Limited's (JSE:HUG) Shares May Have Run Too Fast Too Soon

Why Huge Group's (JSE:HUG) Shaky Earnings Are Just The Beginning Of Its Problems

Jun 08
Why Huge Group's (JSE:HUG) Shaky Earnings Are Just The Beginning Of Its Problems

Does Huge Group (JSE:HUG) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Jun 05
Does Huge Group (JSE:HUG) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Huge Group's (JSE:HUG) Sluggish Earnings Might Be Just The Beginning Of Its Problems

Jul 22
Huge Group's (JSE:HUG) Sluggish Earnings Might Be Just The Beginning Of Its Problems

Is Huge Group (JSE:HUG) Using Too Much Debt?

Jul 13
Is Huge Group (JSE:HUG) Using Too Much Debt?

If You Had Bought Huge Group (JSE:HUG) Shares Five Years Ago You'd Have Earned 35% Returns

Feb 01
If You Had Bought Huge Group (JSE:HUG) Shares Five Years Ago You'd Have Earned 35% Returns

Do Its Financials Have Any Role To Play In Driving Huge Group Limited's (JSE:HUG) Stock Up Recently?

Jan 05
Do Its Financials Have Any Role To Play In Driving Huge Group Limited's (JSE:HUG) Stock Up Recently?

Huge Group (JSE:HUG) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Dec 09
Huge Group (JSE:HUG) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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


Earnings and Revenue History

JSE:HUG Revenue, expenses and earnings (ZAR Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Aug 249240250
31 May 247638250
29 Feb 245935260
30 Nov 234135240
31 Aug 232335230
31 May 232958270
28 Feb 233480310
30 Nov 222697340
31 Aug 2218114360
31 May 2212316380
28 Feb 227518390
30 Nov 21124511720
31 Aug 212425041050
31 May 213562711440
28 Feb 21470391830
30 Nov 20474481850
31 Aug 20479581870
31 May 20485761820
29 Feb 20492951770
30 Nov 19477881680
31 Aug 19463811590
31 May 19448801450
28 Feb 19433791310
30 Nov 18425901230
31 Aug 184181001140
31 May 18410891140
28 Feb 18401771140
30 Nov 17365581080
31 Aug 17328401020
31 May 1728733900
28 Feb 1724627780
30 Nov 1623622790
31 Aug 1622616810
31 May 1622118740
29 Feb 1621719670
30 Nov 1521518610
31 Aug 1521317560
31 May 1520914610
28 Feb 1520512660
30 Nov 1420014690
31 Aug 1419616710
31 May 1420014740
28 Feb 1420412780

Quality Earnings: HUG has a large one-off gain of ZAR16.2M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 31st August, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: HUG's current net profit margins (43.9%) are lower than last year .


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: HUG's earnings have declined by 10.5% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: HUG's earnings growth over the past year (14.1%) exceeds its 5-year average (-10.5% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: HUG earnings growth over the past year (14.1%) did not outperform the Telecom industry 24.9%.


Return on Equity

High ROE: HUG's Return on Equity (2.4%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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