Yahoo Finance How Do Analysts See NetEnt AB (publ) (STO:NET B) Performing In The Years Ahead?
NetEnt AB (publ)'s (STO:NET B) latest earnings update in December 2018 confirmed that the business experienced a slight tailwind, eventuating to a single-digit earnings growth of 5.5%. Below is a brief commentary on my key takeaways on how market analysts perceive NetEnt's earnings growth trajectory over the next couple of years and whether the future looks even brighter than the past. Note that I will be looking at net income excluding extraordinary items to get a better understanding of the underlying drivers of earnings.
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Market analysts' prospects for this coming year seems rather muted, with earnings growing by a single digit 0.04%. The following year doesn't look much more exciting, though earnings does reach kr690m in 2022.
Although it’s informative knowing the growth each year relative to today’s level, it may be more valuable gauging the rate at which the earnings are rising or falling every year, on average. The advantage of this approach is that we can get a better picture of the direction of NetEnt's earnings trajectory over the long run, irrespective of near term fluctuations, which may be more relevant for long term investors. To calculate this rate, I put a line of best fit through the forecasted earnings by market analysts. The slope of this line is the rate of earnings growth, which in this case is 5.9%. This means, we can anticipate NetEnt will grow its earnings by 5.9% every year for the next couple of years.
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For NetEnt, I've put together three fundamental aspects you should look at:
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 NET B 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 NET B is currently mispriced by the market.
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