Continental Resources, Inc. (NYSE:CLR): Set To Experience A Decrease In Earnings?
After Continental Resources, Inc.'s (NYSE:CLR) recent earnings announcement in March 2019, it seems that analyst forecasts are fairly pessimistic, with profits predicted to drop by 3.2% next year against the past 5-year average growth rate of 13%. Currently with a trailing-twelve-month profit of US$988m, the consensus growth rate suggests that earnings will drop to US$957m by 2020. Below is a brief commentary on the longer term outlook the market has for Continental Resources. Investors wanting to learn more about other aspects of the company should research its fundamentals here.
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How is Continental Resources going to perform in the near future?
The view from 19 analysts over the next three years is one of positive sentiment. Generally, broker analysts tend to make predictions for up to three years given the lack of visibility beyond this point. To get an idea of the overall earnings growth trend for CLR, I’ve plotted out each year’s earnings expectations and inserted a line of best fit to determine an annual rate of growth from the slope of this line.
This results in an annual growth rate of 16% based on the most recent earnings level of US$988m to the final forecast of US$1.3b by 2022. This leads to an EPS of $3.32 in the final year of projections relative to the current EPS of $2.66. Margins are currently sitting at 23%, approximately the same as previous years. With analysts forecasting revenue growth of 0.36803 and CLR's net income growth expected to roughly track that, this company may add value for shareholders over time.
Next Steps:
Future outlook is only one aspect when you're building an investment case for a stock. For Continental Resources, there are three essential aspects you should further research:
Financial Health: Does it have a healthy balance sheet? Take a look at our free balance sheet analysis with six simple checks on key factors like leverage and risk.
Valuation: What is Continental Resources worth today? Is the stock undervalued, even when its growth outlook is factored into its intrinsic value? The intrinsic value infographic in our free research report helps visualize whether Continental Resources is currently mispriced by the market.
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