African Distillers Limited

ZMSE:AFDS Stock Report

Market Cap: Z$257.8m

African Distillers Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 5/6

African Distillers has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 84.8%, while the Beverage industry saw earnings growing at 9.5% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 76% per year. African Distillers's return on equity is 46.8%, and it has net margins of 17.8%.

Key information

84.8%

Earnings growth rate

81.6%

EPS growth rate

Beverage Industry Growth11.1%
Revenue growth rate76.0%
Return on equity46.8%
Net Margin17.8%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2023

Recent past performance updates

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Recent updates

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Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
Beta

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


Earnings and Revenue History

ZMSE:AFDS Revenue, expenses and earnings (ZWL Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 23122,66021,8727,1440
30 Jun 2381,83311,7124,7400
31 Mar 2341,0061,5512,3360
31 Dec 2273,5703,5513,9990
30 Sep 2268,6694,0793,6310
30 Jun 2247,5203,1382,4370
31 Mar 2226,3722,1981,2430
30 Sep 2113,964-6076010
30 Jun 219,792-6164140
31 Mar 215,620-6262260
31 Dec 201,78823710
30 Sep 201,545197710
30 Jun 202,4847091380
31 Mar 202,3183581160
31 Dec 192,1516930
30 Sep 191,6240680
30 Jun 191,097-5440
31 Mar 19-2,003-425-1100
31 Dec 18-5,103-845-2640
30 Sep 18-2,536-420-1310
30 Jun 1831520
31 Mar 184,4306082460
31 Dec 178,8301,2124910
30 Sep 178,4281,0514760
30 Jun 178,0278914610
31 Mar 177,7726534630
31 Dec 167,5184154650
30 Sep 167,3133884740
30 Jun 167,1083614840
31 Mar 167,4246265370
31 Dec 157,7408915890
30 Sep 157,9129476100
30 Jun 158,1091,0076330
31 Mar 158,0769386260
31 Dec 148,0698726220
30 Sep 147,8977716190
30 Jun 147,7276706160
31 Mar 147,4725136410
31 Dec 138,4424147790
30 Sep 138,4133617580
30 Jun 138,3843077360

Quality Earnings: AFDS has a high level of non-cash earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: AFDS's current net profit margins (17.8%) are higher than last year (5.9%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: AFDS has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 84.8% per year.

Accelerating Growth: AFDS's earnings growth over the past year (436.3%) exceeds its 5-year average (84.8% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: AFDS earnings growth over the past year (436.3%) exceeded the Beverage industry 21.8%.


Return on Equity

High ROE: AFDS's Return on Equity (46.8%) is considered outstanding.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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