Zambia Bata Shoe Company plc

LUSE:BATA Stock Report

Market Cap: K685.0m

Zambia Bata Shoe Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

Zambia Bata Shoe has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 36.4%, while the Luxury industry saw earnings growing at 43.4% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 17.4% per year. Zambia Bata Shoe's return on equity is 15.8%, and it has net margins of 9.5%.

Key information

36.41%

Earnings growth rate

30.82%

EPS growth rate

Luxury Industry Growth13.83%
Revenue growth rate17.37%
Return on equity15.78%
Net Margin9.48%
Last Earnings Update31 Dec 2025

Recent past performance updates

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Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Zambia Bata Shoe makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

LUSE:BATA Revenue, expenses and earnings (ZMW Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Dec 253523300
30 Sep 253393700
30 Jun 253264600
31 Mar 253114500
31 Dec 242974400
30 Sep 242864700
30 Jun 242764400
31 Mar 242684300
31 Dec 232614200
30 Sep 232583900
30 Jun 232553600
31 Mar 232403300
31 Dec 222242900
30 Sep 222072000
30 Jun 221911100
31 Mar 22177700
31 Dec 21164300
30 Sep 211634270
30 Jun 211615540
31 Mar 211533540
31 Dec 201451540
30 Jun 20141-9560
31 Mar 20147-5560
31 Dec 19153-2560
30 Jun 1915111550
31 Mar 1915213550
31 Dec 1815415550
30 Sep 1815114520
30 Jun 1814814490
31 Mar 1814512490
31 Dec 1714110490
30 Jun 171337480
31 Mar 171317480
31 Dec 161287480
31 Dec 151376510

Quality Earnings: BATA has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: BATA's current net profit margins (9.5%) are lower than last year (14.7%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: BATA's earnings have grown significantly by 36.4% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: BATA's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: BATA had negative earnings growth (-23.8%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Luxury industry average (-20%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: BATA's Return on Equity (15.8%) 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 Analysis2026/05/31 23:59
End of Day Share Price 2026/05/29 00:00
Earnings2025/12/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

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Analyst Sources

Zambia Bata Shoe Company plc is covered by 0 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.