Yahoo Finance Umicore SA (EBR:UMI): Poised For Long-Term Success?
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In December 2018, Umicore SA (EBR:UMI) announced its latest earnings update, which showed that the company experienced a robust tailwind, eventuating to a double-digit earnings growth of 48%. Investors may find it useful to understand how market analysts perceive Umicore's earnings growth outlook over the next couple of years and whether the future looks even brighter than the past. 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 this coming year seems pessimistic, with earnings declining by -4.4%. But in the following year, there is a complete contrast in performance, with reaching double digit 14% compared to today’s level and continues to increase to €417m in 2022.
While it’s helpful to understand the rate of growth year by year relative to today’s figure, it may be more insightful evaluating the rate at which the business is moving on average every year. The advantage of this approach is that we can get a bigger picture of the direction of Umicore'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 put a line of best fit through analyst consensus of forecasted earnings. The slope of this line is the rate of earnings growth, which in this case is 11%. This means, we can anticipate Umicore will grow its earnings by 11% every year for the next couple of years.
Next Steps:
For Umicore, there are three essential 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 UMI 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 UMI is currently mispriced by the market.
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