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RELX Full Year 2024 Earnings: Misses Expectations

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RELX (LON:REL) Full Year 2024 Results

Key Financial Results

  • Revenue: UK£9.43b (up 3.0% from FY 2023).

  • Net income: UK£1.93b (up 8.6% from FY 2023).

  • Profit margin: 21% (up from 19% in FY 2023). The increase in margin was driven by higher revenue.

  • EPS: UK£1.04 (up from UK£0.94 in FY 2023).

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LSE:REL Revenue and Expenses Breakdown February 15th 2025

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

RELX Revenues and Earnings Miss Expectations

Revenue missed analyst estimates by 1.1%. Earnings per share (EPS) also missed analyst estimates by 2.9%.

The primary driver behind last 12 months revenue was the Risk segment contributing a total revenue of UK£3.25b (34% of total revenue). The largest operating expense was General & Administrative costs, amounting to UK£1.85b (44% of total expenses). Explore how REL's revenue and expenses shape its earnings.

Looking ahead, revenue is forecast to grow 6.2% p.a. on average during the next 3 years, compared to a 6.3% growth forecast for the Professional Services industry in the United Kingdom.

Performance of the British Professional Services industry.

The company's share price is broadly unchanged 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 RELX that you need to be mindful of.

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