Yahoo Finance Data#3 Limited (ASX:DTL): Is It A Smart Long Term Opportunity?
On 30 June 2019, Data#3 Limited (ASX:DTL) released its earnings update. Generally, analyst consensus outlook appear cautiously subdued, with profits predicted to rise by 11% next year against the higher past 5-year average growth rate of 14%. By 2020, we can expect Data#3’s bottom line to reach AU$20m, a jump from the current trailing-twelve-month of AU$18m. In this article, I've outline a few earnings growth rates to give you a sense of the market sentiment for Data#3 in the longer term. Investors wanting to learn more about other aspects of the company should research its fundamentals here.
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Exciting times ahead?
Over the next three years, it seems the consensus view of the 1 analysts covering DTL 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 get an idea of the overall earnings growth trend for DTL, 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.
From the current net income level of AU$18m and the final forecast of AU$25m by 2022, the annual rate of growth for DTL’s earnings is 11%. This leads to an EPS of A$0.16 in the final year of projections relative to the current EPS of A$0.12. Margins are currently sitting at 1.3%, which is expected to expand to 1.4% by 2022.
Next Steps:
Future outlook is only one aspect when you're building an investment case for a stock. For Data#3, I've put together three essential 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 Data#3 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 Data#3 is currently mispriced by the market.
Other High-Growth Alternatives : Are there other high-growth stocks you could be holding instead of Data#3? Explore our interactive list of stocks with large growth potential to get an idea of what else is out there you may be missing!
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