Yahoo Finance How Do Analysts See Pennon Group Plc (LON:PNN) Performing Over The Next Year?
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As Pennon Group Plc (LON:PNN) announced its earnings release on 31 March 2019, analyst forecasts seem fairly subdued, with earnings expected to grow by 10% in the upcoming year compared with the higher past 5-year average growth rate of 14%. Presently, with latest-twelve-month earnings at UK£214m, we should see this growing to UK£236m by 2020. Below is a brief commentary around Pennon Group's earnings outlook going forward, which may give you a sense of market sentiment for the company. Investors wanting to learn more about other aspects of the company should research its fundamentals here.
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What can we expect from Pennon Group in the longer term?
The 8 analysts covering PNN view its longer term outlook with a positive sentiment. Given that it becomes hard to forecast far into the future, broker analysts tend to project ahead roughly three years. To understand the overall trajectory of PNN's earnings growth over these next fews years, I've fitted a line through these analyst earnings forecast to determine an annual growth rate from the slope.
From the current net income level of UK£214m and the final forecast of UK£239m by 2022, the annual rate of growth for PNN’s earnings is 2.9%. EPS reaches £0.56 in the final year of forecast compared to the current £0.51 EPS today. Margins are currently sitting at 14%, which is expected to expand to 16% by 2022.
Next Steps:
Future outlook is only one aspect when you're building an investment case for a stock. For Pennon Group, I've put together three relevant 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 Pennon Group 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 Pennon Group is currently mispriced by the market.
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