Will Smartgroup Corporation Ltd's (ASX:SIQ) Earnings Grow In The Next 12 Months?
In December 2018, Smartgroup Corporation Ltd (ASX:SIQ) announced its earnings update. Overall, it seems that analyst expectations are fairly bearish, as a 15% rise in profits is expected in the upcoming year, against the higher past 5-year average growth rate of 50%. By 2020, we can expect Smartgroup’s bottom line to reach AU$68m, a jump from the current trailing-twelve-month of AU$59m. Below is a brief commentary on the longer term outlook the market has for Smartgroup. Readers that are interested in understanding the company beyond these figures should research its fundamentals here.
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What can we expect from Smartgroup in the longer term?
The longer term expectations from the 5 analysts of SIQ is tilted towards the positive sentiment. Broker analysts tend to forecast up to three years ahead due to a lack of clarity around the business trajectory beyond this. To get an idea of the overall earnings growth trend for SIQ, 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.
By 2022, SIQ's earnings should reach AU$83m, from current levels of AU$59m, resulting in an annual growth rate of 11%. This leads to an EPS of A$0.63 in the final year of projections relative to the current EPS of A$0.47. With a current profit margin of 24%, this movement will result in a margin of 30% by 2022.
Next Steps:
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