Delta Corporation Limited

ZMSE:DLTA Stock Report

Market Cap: Z$18.7b

Delta Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 3/6

Delta's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -5.3%, while the Beverage industry saw earnings growing at 9.9% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 2.4% per year. Delta's return on equity is 51.8%, and it has net margins of 17.3%.

Key information

-5.3%

Earnings growth rate

-5.4%

EPS growth rate

Beverage Industry Growth11.1%
Revenue growth rate-2.4%
Return on equity51.8%
Net Margin17.3%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

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Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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


Earnings and Revenue History

ZMSE:DLTA Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 247131241810
30 Jun 247021121810
31 Mar 246901011810
31 Dec 23-2,797-5181590
30 Sep 23-1,226-1171370
30 Jun 23-378-261370
31 Mar 23470651370
31 Dec 221,529171680
30 Sep 222,58827700
30 Jun 221,75821400
31 Mar 2292815100
31 Dec 2170712200
30 Sep 214869400
30 Jun 213366200
31 Mar 211873100
31 Dec 201432700
30 Sep 20992400
30 Jun 20891800
31 Mar 20791100
31 Dec 1963830
30 Sep 1948550
30 Jun 1934450
31 Mar 1920350
31 Dec 1815430650
30 Sep 18289571250
30 Jun 18397731250
31 Mar 18505891250
31 Dec 17468801190
30 Sep 17431711140
30 Jun 17431711140
31 Mar 17430701140
31 Dec 16446731160
30 Sep 16462751190
30 Jun 16471781190
31 Mar 16480801190
31 Dec 15485821210
30 Sep 15489841230
30 Jun 15496881230
31 Mar 15503911230
30 Sep 14501981260
30 Jun 145101001260
31 Mar 145191031260
31 Dec 135081071130

Quality Earnings: DLTA has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: DLTA became profitable in the past.


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: DLTA's earnings have declined by 5.3% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: DLTA has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: DLTA has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Beverage industry (23.3%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: DLTA's Return on Equity (51.8%) is considered outstanding.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/26 15:55
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/24 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/03/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Delta Corporation Limited is covered by 5 analysts. 1 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Erin ArcherArqaam Capital Research Offshore S.A.L.
Claire te RieleBPI Capital Africa (Proprietary), Limited
null nullIH Securities (Pvt) Limited