Yahoo Finance What Should Investors Know About Continental Aktiengesellschaft's (FRA:CON) Future?
Since Continental Aktiengesellschaft (FRA:CON) released its earnings in March 2019, analyst forecasts appear to be pessimistic, with earnings expected to decline by 17% in the upcoming year relative to the past 5-year average growth rate of 6.1%. Currently with a trailing-twelve-month profit of €2.9b, the consensus growth rate suggests that earnings will drop to €2.4b by 2020. I will provide a brief commentary around the figures and analyst expectations in the near term. For those interested in more of an analysis of the company, you can research its fundamentals here.
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How will Continental perform in the near future?
The view from 23 analysts over the next three years is one of positive sentiment. Broker analysts tend to forecast up to three years ahead due to a lack of clarity around the business trajectory beyond this. I've plotted out each year's earnings expectations and inserted a line of best fit to calculate an annual growth rate from the slope in order to understand the overall trajectory of CON's earnings growth over these next few years.
By 2022, CON's earnings should reach €3.2b, from current levels of €2.9b, resulting in an annual growth rate of 12%. EPS reaches €15.35 in the final year of forecast compared to the current €14.49 EPS today. Margins are currently sitting at 6.5%, approximately the same as previous years. With analysts forecasting revenue growth of 0.10496 and CON's net income growth expected to roughly track that, this company may add value for shareholders over time.
Next Steps:
Future outlook is only one aspect when you're building an investment case for a stock. For Continental, I've compiled three important factors 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 Continental 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 Continental is currently mispriced by the market.
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