What Are Analysts Saying About Adelaide Brighton Limited's (ASX:ABC) Future?
As Adelaide Brighton Limited (ASX:ABC) released its earnings announcement on 30 June 2019, analysts seem fairly confident, with profits predicted to increase by 11% next year relative to the past 5-year average growth rate of -3.0%. With trailing-twelve-month net income at current levels of AU$185m, we should see this rise to AU$205m in 2020. I will provide a brief commentary around the figures and analyst expectations in the near term. For those interested in more of an analysis of the company, you can research its fundamentals here.
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What can we expect from Adelaide Brighton in the longer term?
Longer term expectations from the 9 analysts covering ABC’s stock is one of positive sentiment. Since forecasting becomes more difficult further into the future, broker analysts generally project out to around three years. To reduce the year-on-year volatility of analyst earnings forecast, I've inserted a line of best fit through the expected earnings figures to determine the annual growth rate from the slope of the line.
From the current net income level of AU$185m and the final forecast of AU$346m by 2022, the annual rate of growth for ABC’s earnings is 26%. However, if we exclude extraordinary items from net income, we see that earnings is projected to fall over time, resulting in an EPS of A$0.22 in the final year of forecast compared to the current A$0.28 EPS today. In 2022, ABC's profit margin will have expanded from 11% to 22%.
Next Steps:
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