What Should We Expect From BE Semiconductor Industries N.V.'s (AMS:BESI) Earnings In The Next 12 Months?
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As BE Semiconductor Industries N.V. (AMS:BESI) announced its earnings release on 31 March 2019, analyst consensus outlook appear cautiously subdued, with profits predicted to rise by -3.3% next year against the higher past 5-year average growth rate of 29%. With trailing-twelve-month net income at current levels of €136m, we should see this rise to €132m in 2020. Below is a brief commentary on the longer term outlook the market has for BE Semiconductor Industries. Readers that are interested in understanding the company beyond these figures should research its fundamentals here.
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Can we expect BE Semiconductor Industries to keep growing?
The view from 5 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. I've plotted out each year's earnings expectations and inserted a line of best fit to calculate an annual growth rate from the slope in order to understand the overall trajectory of BESI's earnings growth over these next few years.
From the current net income level of €136m and the final forecast of €193m by 2022, the annual rate of growth for BESI’s earnings is 17%. EPS reaches €2.03 in the final year of forecast compared to the current €1.83 EPS today. With a current profit margin of 26%, this movement will result in a margin of 29% by 2022.
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