Yahoo Finance The Sherwin-Williams Company (NYSE:SHW): Will The Growth Last?
In June 2019, The Sherwin-Williams Company (NYSE:SHW) announced its earnings update. Overall, it seems that analyst forecasts are substantially optimistic, with earnings expected to grow by a high double-digit of 59% in the upcoming year, compared with the previous 5-year average growth rate of 12%. Presently, with latest-twelve-month earnings at US$1.1b, we should see this growing to US$1.8b by 2020. Below is a brief commentary on the longer term outlook the market has for Sherwin-Williams. For those interested in more of an analysis of the company, you can research its fundamentals here.
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What can we expect from Sherwin-Williams in the longer term?
Over the next three years, it seems the consensus view of the 23 analysts covering SHW is skewed towards the positive sentiment. Generally, broker analysts tend to make predictions for up to three years given the lack of visibility beyond this point. To get an idea of the overall earnings growth trend for SHW, I’ve plotted out each year’s earnings expectations and inserted a line of best fit to determine an annual rate of growth from the slope of this line.
This results in an annual growth rate of 12% based on the most recent earnings level of US$1.1b to the final forecast of US$2.2b by 2022. This leads to an EPS of $24.15 in the final year of projections relative to the current EPS of $11.92. In 2022, SHW's profit margin will have expanded from 6.3% to 11%.
Next Steps:
Future outlook is only one aspect when you're building an investment case for a stock. For Sherwin-Williams, I've put together three essential 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 Sherwin-Williams 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 Sherwin-Williams is currently mispriced by the market.
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