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Costain Group (LSE:COST) Revenue per Share : £4.72 (TTM As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Costain Group Revenue per Share?

Costain Group's revenue per share for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was £2.35. Costain Group's revenue per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was £4.72.

Warning Sign:

Costain Group PLC revenue per share has been in decline for the last 5 years.

During the past 12 months, the average Revenue Per Share Growth Rate of Costain Group was -8.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Revenue Per Share Growth Rate was 1.30% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Revenue Per Share Growth Rate was -18.30% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Revenue Per Share Growth Rate was -11.10% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get other companies' revenue growth rate.

The historical rank and industry rank for Costain Group's Revenue per Share or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:COST' s 3-Year Revenue Growth Rate Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -57.1   Med: -3.65   Max: 16.8
Current: 1.3

During the past 13 years, Costain Group's highest 3-Year average Revenue Per Share Growth Rate was 16.80% per year. The lowest was -57.10% per year. And the median was -3.65% per year.

LSE:COST's 3-Year Revenue Growth Rate is ranked worse than
62.88% of 1584 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 6.3 vs LSE:COST: 1.30

Costain Group Revenue per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Costain Group's Revenue per Share can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Costain Group Revenue per Share Chart

Costain Group Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Revenue per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 10.09 4.54 4.05 5.14 4.72

Costain Group Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Revenue per Share Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.07 2.41 2.73 2.37 2.35

Competitive Comparison of Costain Group's Revenue per Share

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Costain Group's PS Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PS Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Costain Group's PS Ratio Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Costain Group's PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Costain Group's PS Ratio falls into.



Costain Group Revenue per Share Calculation

Revenue per Share is the amount of Revenue per outstanding share of the company's stock.

Also referred as sales, revenue is income that a company receives from its normal business activities, usually from the sale of goods and services to customers. Revenue is often referred to as the "top line" due to its position on the income statement at the very top.

Costain Group's Revenue Per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Revenue Per Share (A: Dec. 2023 )=Revenue (A: Dec. 2023 )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) (A: Dec. 2023 )
=1332/282.100
=4.72

Costain Group's Revenue Per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Revenue Per Share (Q: Dec. 2023 )=Revenue (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=667.6/283.800
=2.35

Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was £4.72

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Costain Group  (LSE:COST) Revenue per Share Explanation

In ranking the predictability, companies with more consistent revenue and earnings growth are ranked high with predictability.

Peter Lynch categorized companies according to their revenue growth:

Slow Grower: Inflation < 10-Year Revenue Growth Rate < 10%:
Stalwart: 10% < 10-Year Revenue Growth Rate < 20%:
Fast Grower: 10-Year Revenue Growth Rate > 20%:

His favorite companies are stalwart, those growing between 10-20% a year.

Companies in cyclical industries may see their revenue fluctuate wildly in good years and bad years.


Be Aware

Revenue can be manipulated by changing the way how revenue is booked. Companies may book sales before the payment is received, or before the revenue is fully earned. These will be added to balance sheet items such as account payable or account receivables.


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Costain Group (LSE:COST) Business Description

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Address
Costain House, Vanwall Business Park, Maidenhead, Berkshire, GBR, SL6 4UB
Costain Group PLC offers solutions and services. It provides engineering and technology solutions and advisory and development, design, management, project delivery, technology integration and asset optimization and support services to highways, nuclear, oil and gas, power, water sectors, rail. The company has two segments Transportation and Natural resources. Transportation segment covers highways, rail and nuclear markets and Natural resources segment comprises of water, power and oil and gas markets.