Yahoo Finance What Do Analysts Think About The Future Of InterContinental Hotels Group PLC's (LON:IHG)?
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The most recent earnings update InterContinental Hotels Group PLC's (LON:IHG) released in December 2018 confirmed that the business endured a immense headwind with earnings falling by -35%. Below, I've presented key growth figures on how market analysts predict InterContinental Hotels Group's earnings growth outlook over the next few years and whether the future looks brighter. I will be using net income excluding extraordinary items in order to exclude one-off volatility which I am not interested in.
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Market analysts' prospects for the coming year seems buoyant, with earnings expanding by a robust 50%. This growth seems to continue into the following year with rates reaching double digit 77% compared to today’s earnings, and finally hitting US$701m by 2022.
While it is helpful to be aware of the growth rate each year relative to today’s level, it may be more insightful analyzing the rate at which the business is growing on average every year. The pro of this technique is that we can get a bigger picture of the direction of InterContinental Hotels Group'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've inserted 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 17%. This means, we can presume InterContinental Hotels Group will grow its earnings by 17% every year for the next few years.
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