Yahoo Finance What Do Analysts Think About The Future Of HomeServe plc's (LON:HSV)?
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In September 2018, HomeServe plc (LON:HSV) released its earnings update. Generally, it seems that analyst expectations are fairly bearish, with earnings expected to grow by 17% in the upcoming year relative to the higher past 5-year average growth rate of 28%. Presently, with latest-twelve-month earnings at UK£96m, we should see this growing to UK£112m by 2020. Below is a brief commentary on the longer term outlook the market has for HomeServe. Investors wanting to learn more about other aspects of the company should research its fundamentals here.
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How is HomeServe going to perform in the near future?
The longer term expectations from the 10 analysts of HSV is tilted towards the 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 HSV'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£96m and the final forecast of UK£135m by 2022, the annual rate of growth for HSV’s earnings is 11%. EPS reaches £0.39 in the final year of forecast compared to the current £0.30 EPS today. In 2022, HSV's profit margin will have expanded from 11% to 12%.
Next Steps:
Future outlook is only one aspect when you're building an investment case for a stock. For HomeServe, I've compiled three pertinent aspects you should further examine:
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 HomeServe 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 HomeServe is currently mispriced by the market.
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