Zambia Forestry and Forest Industries Corporation Plc

LUSE:ZFCO Stock Report

Market Cap: K1.2b

Zambia Forestry and Forest Industries Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

Zambia Forestry and Forest Industries has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 39.8%, while the Forestry industry saw earnings growing at 39.8% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 11.1% per year. Zambia Forestry and Forest Industries's return on equity is 17%, and it has net margins of 271.1%.

Key information

39.8%

Earnings growth rate

37.5%

EPS growth rate

Forestry Industry Growth16.1%
Revenue growth rate11.1%
Return on equity17.0%
Net Margin271.1%
Last Earnings Update31 Dec 2023

Recent past performance updates

No updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Zambia Forestry and Forest Industries makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

LUSE:ZFCO Revenue, expenses and earnings (ZMW Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Dec 234241,1484100
31 Dec 223862,5783920
31 Dec 213671,8753450
31 Dec 20283229930
31 Dec 19283137220
31 Dec 182451201610

Quality Earnings: ZFCO has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: ZFCO's current net profit margins are lower than last year .


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: ZFCO's earnings have grown significantly by 39.8% per year over the past 5 years.

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

Earnings vs Industry: ZFCO had negative earnings growth (-55.5%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Forestry industry average (-39%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: ZFCO's Return on Equity (17%) 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 Analysis2024/12/19 07:13
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/05 00:00
Earnings2023/12/31
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Analyst Sources

Zambia Forestry and Forest Industries Corporation 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.

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