Leonardo Full Year 2024 Earnings: Beats Expectations

Simply Wall St · 03/15 08:46

Leonardo (BIT:LDO) Full Year 2024 Results

Key Financial Results

  • Revenue: €17.8b (up 16% from FY 2023).
  • Net income: €1.07b (up 63% from FY 2023).
  • Profit margin: 6.0% (up from 4.3% in FY 2023). The increase in margin was driven by higher revenue.
  • EPS: €1.86 (up from €1.14 in FY 2023).
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BIT:LDO Revenue and Expenses Breakdown March 15th 2025

All figures shown in the chart above are for the trailing 12 month (TTM) period

Leonardo Revenues and Earnings Beat Expectations

Revenue exceeded analyst estimates by 2.3%. Earnings per share (EPS) also surpassed analyst estimates by 12%.

The primary driver behind last 12 months revenue was the Defence Electronics & Security (Including Defence Systems) segment contributing a total revenue of €7.76b (44% of total revenue). Notably, cost of sales worth €10.7b amounted to 60% of total revenue thereby underscoring the impact on earnings. The largest operating expense was General & Administrative costs, amounting to €5.05b (84% of total expenses). Explore how LDO's revenue and expenses shape its earnings.

Looking ahead, revenue is forecast to grow 5.9% p.a. on average during the next 3 years, compared to a 11% growth forecast for the Aerospace & Defense industry in Europe.

Performance of the market in Italy.

The company's shares are up 9.3% from a week ago.

Risk Analysis

We don't want to rain on the parade too much, but we did also find 1 warning sign for Leonardo that you need to be mindful of.