Yahoo Finance What Do Analysts Think About Ctrip.com International, Ltd.'s (NASDAQ:CTRP) Future?
In March 2019, Ctrip.com International, Ltd. (NASDAQ:CTRP) announced its earnings update. Overall, analysts seem cautiously optimistic, with earnings expected to grow by 49% in the upcoming year compared with the past 5-year average growth rate of 35%. Presently, with latest-twelve-month earnings at CN¥1.1b, we should see this growing to CN¥1.7b by 2020. In this article, I've outline a few earnings growth rates to give you a sense of the market sentiment for Ctrip.com International in the longer term. Readers that are interested in understanding the company beyond these figures should research its fundamentals here.
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How will Ctrip.com International perform in the near future?
Over the next three years, it seems the consensus view of the 33 analysts covering CTRP is skewed towards the positive sentiment. Broker analysts tend to forecast up to three years ahead due to a lack of clarity around the business trajectory beyond this. To understand the overall trajectory of CTRP'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.
By 2022, CTRP's earnings should reach CN¥2.0b, from current levels of CN¥1.1b, resulting in an annual growth rate of 3.3%. EPS reaches CN¥12.55 in the final year of forecast compared to the current CN¥2.03 EPS today. Analysts are predicting earnings growth to outpace revenue by the end of 2022, resulting in a margin expansion from 3.6% to 3.8%.
Next Steps:
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